lucre
noun
lu·cre ˈlü-kər 
: monetary gain : profit
wrote almost entirely for lucre
also : money
Synonyms
- bread [slang]
- bucks
- cabbage [slang]
- cash
- change
- chips
- coin
- currency
- dough
- gold
- green
- jack [slang]
- kale [slang]
- legal tender
- lolly [British]
- long green [slang]
- loot
- money
- moola [slang]
- moolah
- needful
- pelf
- scratch [slang]
- shekels
- sheqels
- shekelim
- shekalim
- sheqalim
- tender
- wampum
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
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
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
lucre
noun
1
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- money
- cash
- coin
- currency
- bucks
- pelf
- funds
- gold
- dough
- needful
- loot
- coinage
- shekels
- change
- green
- moolah
- wampum
- chips
- lolly
- tender
- dollar
- legal tender
- moola
- scratch
- kale
- bread
- cabbage
- long green
- resources
- sheqalim
- shekalim
- jack
- sheqels
- scrip
- wallet
- riches
- shekelim
- specie
- capital
- pittance
- finances
- bankroll
- greenback
- bill
- dime
- money order
- wealth
- boodle
- fortune
- abundance
- paper money
- opulence
- promissory note
- means
- banknote
- megabucks
- mint
- treasure
- wad
- pile
- roll
- peanuts
- shoestring
- mite
- pot
- draft
- bundle
- big bucks
- earth
- dead presidents
- wherewithal
- chump change
- check
- dibs
- note
- folding money
- pocket money
- petty cash
- pin money
- spending money
- bomb
- packet
- mad money
- king's ransom
- cashier's check
2
as in profit
the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the restaurant owner raised prices in the hope of bringing in more lucre, but it only drove the customers away Synonyms & Similar Words
- profit
- earnings
- proceeds
- gain
- income
- payoff
- return
- salary
- net
- revenue
- windfall
- gross
- wages
- sales
- emolument
- pay
- killing
- compensation
- interest
- cleanup
- payment
- bottom line
- yield
- requital
- remittal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- expense
- cost
- loss
- outlay
- expenditure
- charge
- outgo
- disbursement