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BNC: 37670 COCA: 36563

lucre

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lucre /ˈluːkɚ/ noun
lucre
/ˈluːkɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of LUCRE
[noncount] disapproving + often humorous
: money or profit(来路不正的)钱,利润
often used in the phrase filthy lucre常用于短语filthy lucre
BNC: 37670 COCA: 36563

lucre

noun

lu·​cre ˈlü-kər How to pronounce lucre (audio)
: monetary gain : profit
wrote almost entirely for lucre
also : money

Example Sentences

foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country
Recent Examples on the Web But these efforts and many others take time, and don’t rake in the lucre. Guy Martin, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Even then, companies were trading user experience for advertising lucre. Steven Levy, Wired, 10 Dec. 2021 Such lucre would indicate an industry in good health, and nobody’s losing money in the big leagues, from owners to executives to players. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2021 Along with the significant lucre, Wheeler factored all that into his decision to head south from Queens to Philly after the 2019 season. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2021 If the one is vilified for its worship of filthy lucre, the other is tarred by its worship of frivolous lamé. New York Times, 27 May 2021 Director Gillespie’s random visual effects (matching tabloid newspaper fonts to Cruella’s celebrity pranks) miss the excitement of luxe and filthy lucre. Armond White, National Review, 28 May 2021 Each of The Times’ stories ended with the rosy thought that this would surely be beloved by the locals and make great heaps of lucre. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2021 That's a lot of lucre for someone who is into grandstanding rather than governing. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lēan reward, Old High German lōn, Greek apolauein to enjoy

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lucre was in the 14th century
BNC: 37670 COCA: 36563

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