LUCRE


Meaning of LUCRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lu:kə(r) ]

People sometimes refer to money or profit as lucre , especially when they think that it has been obtained by dishonest means. ( HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED )

...so they can feel less guilty about their piles of filthy lucre.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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