Definition of lucre in English:

lucre

noun ˈluːkəˈlukər

mass noun

Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.
（尤指通过不正当渠道获得的）金钱，黑钱，不义之财
officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre
双手肮脏，大敛不义之财的官员们。
Example sentencesExamples
- The town's lust for lucre has prompted other ploys, including attempts to impose a hotel-motel tax on a Northwestern conference center and a tuition tax.
- The pursuit of lucre, in whatever form, is just that… and God is not in it.
- He refutes any view that the games were somehow freer from the lust for lucre than their modern, brazenly commercial counterparts.
- But at least most of us don't have to earn our lucre by taking bribes at refugee centres and metro police roadblocks.
- Desire and dollars, lust and lucre - when have they not been an item?
- Nonetheless, they open insurgencies to the prospect of lucre, and this carries at least two implications.
- The pragmatic left thought that Germany should pay the cost that Israel would have to bear to absorb the survivors, while the right declared it was immoral to sell absolution in exchange for tainted lucre.
- But, are the owners really concerned about the safety of the people in the residential areas, where the animal is paraded in the quest for lucre?
- Filthy lucre has invaded the town, and its inhabitants would likely stomp over one another to get the last roast beast from the butcher.
- Cheap points, and, possibly, some mitigating box office lucre, can be gained by criticizing an American audience overseas in Europe.
- Apparently Paul is skeptical of the academy's courage to stand up for principle and reject the government's bigotry-tainted lucre in the event of an adverse ruling in the case.
- You don't doubt that he's partly motivated by lucre, since he often prods his clients to gamble on hitting the jackpot by opting for a jury trial rather than a settlement offer.
- They came here for lucre, they left when the money ran out.
- Tort reform, for example, attracts millions in campaign lucre from corporate leaders while undermining trial lawyers, a major Democratic support base.
- But he stresses there's a little more to it than just lucre.
- Since I'd found that book lamentable, I asked why so much attention, not to mention lucre, was being thrown at a historian whose chief talent seemed to be self-promotion.
- Despite the lure of lucre and a three-year contract, the one thing he couldn't guarantee his family in Lincolnshire was happiness.
- I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person's cause for lucre or malice.
- The Australian Institute of Management's latest national salary survey found that executives and managers did not get that much more lucre last year.
- In the 1970s, the search for lucre through the illegal drug business compounded and further adulterated societal ties.
Synonyms
money, cash, hard cash, ready money, funds, capital, finances, riches, wealth, spoils, ill-gotten gains, Mammon
profit, profits, gain, proceeds, winnings
informal dough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, moolah
British informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers
archaic pelf

Origin

Late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.

Rhymes

bazooka, euchre, farruca, palooka, pooka, rebuker, snooker, Stuka, verruca

Definition of lucre in US English:

lucre

nounˈlukərˈlo͞okər

Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way.
（尤指通过不正当渠道获得的）金钱，黑钱，不义之财
officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre
双手肮脏，大敛不义之财的官员们。
Example sentencesExamples
- But at least most of us don't have to earn our lucre by taking bribes at refugee centres and metro police roadblocks.
- Nonetheless, they open insurgencies to the prospect of lucre, and this carries at least two implications.
- Since I'd found that book lamentable, I asked why so much attention, not to mention lucre, was being thrown at a historian whose chief talent seemed to be self-promotion.
- Cheap points, and, possibly, some mitigating box office lucre, can be gained by criticizing an American audience overseas in Europe.
- I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person's cause for lucre or malice.
- In the 1970s, the search for lucre through the illegal drug business compounded and further adulterated societal ties.
- Despite the lure of lucre and a three-year contract, the one thing he couldn't guarantee his family in Lincolnshire was happiness.
- They came here for lucre, they left when the money ran out.
- Filthy lucre has invaded the town, and its inhabitants would likely stomp over one another to get the last roast beast from the butcher.
- Tort reform, for example, attracts millions in campaign lucre from corporate leaders while undermining trial lawyers, a major Democratic support base.
- The Australian Institute of Management's latest national salary survey found that executives and managers did not get that much more lucre last year.
- But he stresses there's a little more to it than just lucre.
- The pragmatic left thought that Germany should pay the cost that Israel would have to bear to absorb the survivors, while the right declared it was immoral to sell absolution in exchange for tainted lucre.
- He refutes any view that the games were somehow freer from the lust for lucre than their modern, brazenly commercial counterparts.
- The pursuit of lucre, in whatever form, is just that… and God is not in it.
- But, are the owners really concerned about the safety of the people in the residential areas, where the animal is paraded in the quest for lucre?
- The town's lust for lucre has prompted other ploys, including attempts to impose a hotel-motel tax on a Northwestern conference center and a tuition tax.
- Desire and dollars, lust and lucre - when have they not been an item?
- Apparently Paul is skeptical of the academy's courage to stand up for principle and reject the government's bigotry-tainted lucre in the event of an adverse ruling in the case.
- You don't doubt that he's partly motivated by lucre, since he often prods his clients to gamble on hitting the jackpot by opting for a jury trial rather than a settlement offer.
Synonyms
money, cash, hard cash, ready money, funds, capital, finances, riches, wealth, spoils, ill-gotten gains, mammon

Origin

Late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.

词汇	lucre
释义	Definition of lucre in English: lucre noun ˈluːkəˈlukər mass noun Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way. （尤指通过不正当渠道获得的）金钱，黑钱，不义之财 officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre 双手肮脏，大敛不义之财的官员们。 Example sentencesExamples The town's lust for lucre has prompted other ploys, including attempts to impose a hotel-motel tax on a Northwestern conference center and a tuition tax. The pursuit of lucre, in whatever form, is just that… and God is not in it. He refutes any view that the games were somehow freer from the lust for lucre than their modern, brazenly commercial counterparts. But at least most of us don't have to earn our lucre by taking bribes at refugee centres and metro police roadblocks. Desire and dollars, lust and lucre - when have they not been an item? Nonetheless, they open insurgencies to the prospect of lucre, and this carries at least two implications. The pragmatic left thought that Germany should pay the cost that Israel would have to bear to absorb the survivors, while the right declared it was immoral to sell absolution in exchange for tainted lucre. But, are the owners really concerned about the safety of the people in the residential areas, where the animal is paraded in the quest for lucre? Filthy lucre has invaded the town, and its inhabitants would likely stomp over one another to get the last roast beast from the butcher. Cheap points, and, possibly, some mitigating box office lucre, can be gained by criticizing an American audience overseas in Europe. Apparently Paul is skeptical of the academy's courage to stand up for principle and reject the government's bigotry-tainted lucre in the event of an adverse ruling in the case. You don't doubt that he's partly motivated by lucre, since he often prods his clients to gamble on hitting the jackpot by opting for a jury trial rather than a settlement offer. They came here for lucre, they left when the money ran out. Tort reform, for example, attracts millions in campaign lucre from corporate leaders while undermining trial lawyers, a major Democratic support base. But he stresses there's a little more to it than just lucre. Since I'd found that book lamentable, I asked why so much attention, not to mention lucre, was being thrown at a historian whose chief talent seemed to be self-promotion. Despite the lure of lucre and a three-year contract, the one thing he couldn't guarantee his family in Lincolnshire was happiness. I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person's cause for lucre or malice. The Australian Institute of Management's latest national salary survey found that executives and managers did not get that much more lucre last year. In the 1970s, the search for lucre through the illegal drug business compounded and further adulterated societal ties. Synonyms money, cash, hard cash, ready money, funds, capital, finances, riches, wealth, spoils, ill-gotten gains, Mammon profit, profits, gain, proceeds, winnings informal dough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, moolah British informal dosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers archaic pelf Origin Late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11. Rhymes bazooka, euchre, farruca, palooka, pooka, rebuker, snooker, Stuka, verruca Definition of lucre in US English: lucre nounˈlukərˈlo͞okər Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way. （尤指通过不正当渠道获得的）金钱，黑钱，不义之财 officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre 双手肮脏，大敛不义之财的官员们。 Example sentencesExamples But at least most of us don't have to earn our lucre by taking bribes at refugee centres and metro police roadblocks. Nonetheless, they open insurgencies to the prospect of lucre, and this carries at least two implications. Since I'd found that book lamentable, I asked why so much attention, not to mention lucre, was being thrown at a historian whose chief talent seemed to be self-promotion. Cheap points, and, possibly, some mitigating box office lucre, can be gained by criticizing an American audience overseas in Europe. I will never reject, from any consideration personal to myself, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed, or delay any person's cause for lucre or malice. In the 1970s, the search for lucre through the illegal drug business compounded and further adulterated societal ties. Despite the lure of lucre and a three-year contract, the one thing he couldn't guarantee his family in Lincolnshire was happiness. They came here for lucre, they left when the money ran out. Filthy lucre has invaded the town, and its inhabitants would likely stomp over one another to get the last roast beast from the butcher. Tort reform, for example, attracts millions in campaign lucre from corporate leaders while undermining trial lawyers, a major Democratic support base. The Australian Institute of Management's latest national salary survey found that executives and managers did not get that much more lucre last year. But he stresses there's a little more to it than just lucre. The pragmatic left thought that Germany should pay the cost that Israel would have to bear to absorb the survivors, while the right declared it was immoral to sell absolution in exchange for tainted lucre. He refutes any view that the games were somehow freer from the lust for lucre than their modern, brazenly commercial counterparts. The pursuit of lucre, in whatever form, is just that… and God is not in it. But, are the owners really concerned about the safety of the people in the residential areas, where the animal is paraded in the quest for lucre? The town's lust for lucre has prompted other ploys, including attempts to impose a hotel-motel tax on a Northwestern conference center and a tuition tax. Desire and dollars, lust and lucre - when have they not been an item? Apparently Paul is skeptical of the academy's courage to stand up for principle and reject the government's bigotry-tainted lucre in the event of an adverse ruling in the case. You don't doubt that he's partly motivated by lucre, since he often prods his clients to gamble on hitting the jackpot by opting for a jury trial rather than a settlement offer. Synonyms money, cash, hard cash, ready money, funds, capital, finances, riches, wealth, spoils, ill-gotten gains, mammon Origin Late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.
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