Associations to the word «Lucre»

Wiktionary

LUCRE, noun. Gain in money or goods; profit; riches. (often in a negative sense)

Dictionary definition

LUCRE, noun. Informal terms for money.
LUCRE, noun. The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley