Английский Этимологический словарь - lucre
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Lucre
lucre
- c.1390, from L. lucrum "gain, profit." Filthy lucre (Tit. i:11) is Tyndale's rendering of Gk. aischron kerdos.
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
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 of filthy lucre. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lucrum; probably akin to Old English lean reward, Old High German lon, Greek apolauein to enjoy Date: 14th century monetary gain ; profit wrote almost entirely for ~; also money ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
n. derog. financial profit or gain. Phrases and idioms filthy lucre see FILTHY. Etymology: ME f. F lucre or L lucrum ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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