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lucre vs filthy lucre

filthy lucre vs lucre

lucre and filthy lucre both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lucre Yes No No No
filthy lucre Yes No No No
As nouns, filthy lucre is a hyponym of lucre; that is, filthy lucre is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lucre:
  • lucre: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  • filthy lucre: shameful profit
lucre (noun) filthy lucre (noun)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) shameful profit
informal terms for money
Difference between lucre and filthy lucre

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