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   lucre

   /ˈl(j)uːkə/

   noun

   • 1. money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way: "officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • U

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   • C

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   • R

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