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Definitions for: Lucre [n] the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
[n] informal terms for money
Webster (1913) Definition: Lu"cre, n. [F. lucre, L. lucrum.]
Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill
sense.
The lust of lucre and the dread of death. --Pope.
Synonyms: bread, cabbage, dinero, dough, earnings, gelt, kale, loot, moolah, net, net income, net profit, pelf, profit, profits, shekels
See Also: accumulation, cleanup, dividend, earning per share, gross profit, gross profit margin, income, killing, margin, markup, money, part, percentage, portion, share, windfall profit
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