lucre vs profits

lucre and profits both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lucre	Yes	No	No	No
profits	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lucre and profits are synonyms defined as:

lucre and profits: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Other synonyms of lucre include earnings, net, net income, net profit, profit.

lucre (noun)	profits (noun)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
informal terms for money	something won (especially money)