LUCRE Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

lucre

noun

ˈlü-kər

Definition of lucre

as in money

something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment foreign coins are not acceptable lucre in most vending machines in this country

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as in profit

the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received the restaurant owner raised prices in the hope of bringing in more lucre, but it only drove the customers away

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Recent Examples of lucre Medieval Money celebrates the lucre that made the Morgan Library possible. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024 For now, though, Detroit’s automakers are leaning into the lucre that comes from selling millions of fossil-fuel vehicles in a rare moment of loosened regulation. — Bloomberg, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 People in Flynn’s gossipy elite media and business circles soon begin to discover his true relationship to the book, which threatens both his hopes for lucre and his intellectual bona fides. — Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2024 They were replaced by Middlesbrough, who will play Hull City on Saturday for the right to be promoted to the Premier League and the vast lucre that comes with it. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lucre

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lucre

Noun

For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Multiple network insiders said Tuesday afternoon that no clear front-runner has emerged for James, but that money will not drive the decision.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of money

Noun

The International Air Transport Association last month warned that global airlines could see their profits halved this year due to rising jet fuel costs, which are expected to be about 70% higher year-on-year.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Oil prices, which skyrocketed for the first few months of the US-Israeli war with Iran, are now coming back down, closing a window of opportunity for Russia to use higher profits on its exports to close its widening budget deficit.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of profit

Noun

If no one wins the jackpot, the cash prize will keep ticking up.

— Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 July 2026
There’s enough cash on hand for Rhaenyra to administer the Seven Kingdoms for a fortnight, and no one remaining from the old regime — not Alicent, not Orwyle — knows where Lannister hid the rest of the ingots.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of cash

Noun

That’s not to mention an upcoming summer of local and national festivities that promises fireworks, parades, bands, speeches, prizes, and commemorative everything, from postage stamps and coins to musical compositions.

— Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Now, the new Heritage Coin collection takes the original coin watch to all new heights – but exclusive ones.

— Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of coin

Noun

In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
Even before the war started, Iran’s economy was in dismal shape with the crash of the currency and soaring inflation.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 3 July 2026