🤑lucre

noun
/ˈluːkər/

Meaning

money, especially when regarded as sordid or gained dishonorably

Example Sentences

He was motivated more by lucre than by duty.

Example Expressions

filthy lucre

Synonyms

money, profit, wealth, cash

Antonyms

poverty, loss

Collocations

filthy lucre, driven by lucre, pursuit of lucre

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