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LUCRE Synonyms

There are 40 synonyms of the word lucre. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word lucre. (close relations)
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lucrativelucratively

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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

Best Hypernyms For LUCRE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for lucre, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
money capital currency earnings funds income profit riches wealth

Alternatives for EARNINGS

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