filthy-lucre

noun

money: to lose one's health for the sake of filthy lucre.

Origin:
1520–30

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filthy lucre definition

[...ˈlukɚ]

n.
money. : I sure could use a little of that filthy lucre.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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