LUCRE Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word lucre. (close relations)
Definition of LUCRE
Best Alternative Words for LUCRE
Expand? | Word | Save? | More Syns.. | Usage | Type | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earnings | nounn | |||||||
noun • the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) • something that remunerates | ||||||||
profit | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • derive a benefit from • make a profit; gain money or materially | ||||||||
assets | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | ||||||||
bounty | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat • payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military • the property of copious abundance • (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely | ||||||||
capital | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 adjective satellite • first-rate • of principal importance • uppercase | ||||||||
cash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • exchange for cash | ||||||||
finance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the commercial activity of providing funds and capital • the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets • the management of money and credit and banking and investments verb • obtain or provide money for • sell or provide on credit | ||||||||
fortune | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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) | ||||||||
funds | nounn | |||||||
noun • assets in the form of money | ||||||||
gain | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • the advantageous quality of being beneficial • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating verb • obtain • win something through one's efforts • derive a benefit from • reach a destination, either real or abstract • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. • rise in rate or price • increase or develop • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • increase (one's body weight) | ||||||||
income | nounn | |||||||
noun • the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time | ||||||||
money | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
proceeds | nounn | |||||||
noun • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property | ||||||||
revenue | nounn | |||||||
noun • the entire amount of income before any deductions are made • government income due to taxation | ||||||||
riches | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abundance of material possessions and resources | ||||||||
treasury | nounn | |||||||
noun • the funds of a government or institution or individual • negotiable debt obligations of the United States government which guarantees that interest and principal payments will be paid on time • the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues • the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy • a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely • the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789 | ||||||||
wealth | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
boodle | nounn | |||||||
noun • informal terms for money • a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | ||||||||
bread | nounn | |||||||
noun • food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked • informal terms for money verb • cover with bread crumbs | ||||||||
cabbage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any of various types of cabbage • informal terms for money • any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||