Meanings
From filthy + lucre, which appears in the Tyndale Bible, and four times in the King James Version of the Bible, as a calque of Ancient Greek αἰσχρός κέρδος (aiskhrós kérdos) and related terms such as αἰσχροκερδής (aiskhrokerdḗs, “[a person] given to filthy lucre”):[1][2] see the quotations and Citations:filthy lucre.
Money, especially if obtained dishonestly.
Example Sentences
1
He was willing to do anything for filthy lucre.
2
They were only interested in the pursuit of filthy lucre.
3
The businessman was accused of obtaining filthy lucre through illegal means.
4
She was willing to abandon her principles for the sake of filthy lucre.
5
He spent his life chasing after filthy lucre, never realizing the true value of happiness.
