Word of the Day for Thursday, March 25, 2010
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lucre \LOO-kuhr\, noun:
lucre \LOO-kuhr\, noun:
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Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.
Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.
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The B.O. and his lucre-crazed politburo are trampling our Constitution!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Lucre comes from Latin lucrum, "gain, profit." It is related to lucrative, "profitable."
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