lucre
11lucre — lu·cre (lo͞o’kər) n. ▸ Money or profits. ╂ [Middle English, from Latin lucrum; see lau .] Word History: In the 1520s, William Tyndale made an influential translation of the New Testament from Greek into English. Many of Tyndale s English… …
12Lucre — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mot lucre est un terme péjoratif qui désigne le gain, le bénéfice ou le profit. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Lucre », sur le… …
13lucre — (lu kr ) s. m. Profit qui se tire d une industrie, d une opération quelconque. • Beaucoup de peine et peu de lucre !, BÉRANGER Jacques.. Terme de casuistique. Lucre cessant, cas où l on peut, sans usure, exiger au delà du principal qu on a… …
14LUCRE — s. m. Gain, profit qui se tire de l industrie, d un négoce, d un travail mercenaire, de l exercice d une charge, d un emploi. Travailler pour le lucre. Il travaille moins pour le lucre que pour l honneur …
15Lucre — 1 Original name in latin Lucre Name in other language State code PE Continent/City America/Lima longitude 13.94917 latitude 73.22611 altitude 2797 Population 0 Date 2012 07 19 2 Original name in latin Lucre Name in other language State code PE… …
16lucre — [[t]lu͟ːkə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) People sometimes refer to money or profit as lucre, especially when they think that it has been obtained by dishonest means. [HUMOROUS or OLD FASHIONED] ...so they can feel less guilty about their piles… …
17lucre — [ lu:kə] noun literary money, especially when gained dishonourably. Origin ME: from Fr. lucre or L. lucrum; the phr. filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11 …
18lucre — /ˈlukə / (say loohkuh) noun 1. financial gain: *instead of smoke and fire, they used the age old lure of lucre. The first half of the passengers off the aircraft in a simulated emergency would be given a five pound note, the last half – nothing.… …
19lucre — n. derog. financial profit or gain. Phrases and idioms: filthy lucre see FILTHY. Etymology: ME f. F lucre or L lucrum …
20lucre — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lēan reward, Old High German lōn, Greek apolauein to enjoy Date: 14th century monetary gain ; profit < wrote almost entirely for lucre >; also… …
