Filthy lucre (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shameful profit

Example:

he would sell his soul for filthy lucre

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("filthy lucre" is a kind of...):

earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))

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