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lucre definition

lu·cre (lo̵̅o̅′kər)

noun

riches; money: now chiefly in a humorously derogatory sense, as in filthy lucre (cf. 1 Tim. 3:3)

Etymology: ME < L lucrum, gain, riches < IE base *lāu-, to capture > Sans lṓtram, booty, OE lean, OHG lon, reward

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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