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filthy lucre
fil′thy lu′cre
n. Facetious. money, as contrasted with nonmaterialistic rewards. [1520–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | filthy lucre - shameful profit; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre"net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) |
filthy lucre
filthy lucreMoney, in the sense of being a product or source of greed. The phrase is Biblical in origin, and the word "lucre" comes from the Latin word lucrum, meaning "profit." She's always worked to better her community, without caring a bit about the filthy lucre she could make in a different field.See also: filthyfilthy lucremoney. I sure could use a little of that filthy lucre. I don't want to touch any of your filthy lucre.See also: filthyfilthy lucreMoney; originally, money obtained dishonestly. For example, She didn't like the job but loved the filthy lucre in the form of her weekly paycheck. This term comes from the Bible (Titus 1:11), where it refers to those who teach wrongly for the sake of money. In time it came to be used loosely, and usually jokingly, for money in general, and in the mid-1900s gave rise to the jocular slang term the filthy for "money." Although both versions may be dying out, the expression filthy rich, for "extremely wealthy," survives. See also: filthyfilthy lucre (...ˈlukɚ) n. money. I sure could use a little of that filthy lucre. See also: filthyfilthy lucreMoney acquired by dishonorable means. The term comes from St. Paul’s Epistle to Titus (1:11), in which he criticizes those who teach things which they ought not “for filthy lucre’s sake.” Later the term came to be used ironically for money in general, even if it had been honestly earned. Perhaps scruples have changed, for the term is heard less often today. See also: filthyfilthy lucre
Words related to filthy lucrenoun shameful profitRelated Words- net income
- net profit
- profit
- profits
- earnings
- lucre
- net
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