lucre
Example Sentences
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And he's making it very clear that he will not be happy if they don't come across with plenty of lucre to fill his royal coffers.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
All that lucre secretly stashed around the house?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2023
Even those devoted to the accumulation of lucre might discover how they can bring business skills to needy communities — at least that is the hoped-for outcome.
From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2023
They’d rather keep selling expensive services to rich people, with the lucre and status that brings.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2022
Then she tried a child’s story, which she could easily have disposed of if she had not been mercenary enough to demand filthy lucre for it.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing lucre
Jane Eyre
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This Week In Words: November 2–8, 2019
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