FILTHY LUCRE Synonyms

• the federal government of the United States

• assets available for use in the production of further assets

• a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

• wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

• a seat of government

• one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

• a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• first-rate

• of principal importance

• uppercase

• United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003)

• money in the form of bills or coins

• prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check

• exchange for cash

• the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

• general acceptance or use

• the property of belonging to the present time

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

• something that remunerates

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

• a large amount of wealth or prosperity

• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• assets in the form of money

• coins made of gold

• a deep yellow color

• a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

• great wealth

• something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.

• made from or covered with gold

• having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

• the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

• (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit

• wealth regarded as an evil influence

• to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

• considerable capital (wealth or income)

• an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end

• the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

• wealth reckoned in terms of money

• the official currency issued by a government or national bank

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

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

• derive a benefit from

• make a profit; gain money or materially

• an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

• the condition of prospering; having good fortune

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

• coins made of silver

• a light shade of grey

• silverware eating utensils

• a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

• made from or largely consisting of silver

• having the white lustrous sheen of silver

• of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

• expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

• coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

• make silver in color

• turn silver

• accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

• any possession that is highly valued by its owner

• a collection of precious things

• hold dear

• be fond of; be attached to

• the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

• the quality of profuse abundance

• an abundance of material possessions and resources

• property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

• available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

• a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems