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
We’re just spitballing alternative-history takes here while we await our bountiful tip-jar tax breaks and tariff lucre.
From Slate • Nov. 9, 2024
Attackers could include “hacktivists” seeking to make a political statement and cyberextortionists bent on lucre.
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
The truth is that for all the PR the teams put out about their love for the fans, the fans often come last in their hearts, well after the quest for lucre.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing lucre
Jane Eyre
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This Week In Words: November 2–8, 2019
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