lucre vs sugar

lucre and sugar both are nouns.

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

As nouns, lucre and sugar are synonyms defined as:

lucre (noun)	sugar (noun)
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)	a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
informal terms for money	informal terms for money
	an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

lucre (verb)	sugar (verb)
	sweeten with sugar