Definition of Lucre

money or profit gained illegally or immorally

Examples of Lucre in a sentence

Gangsters searched the house for hidden lucre but they only found a measly hundred dollars.  

Drug lucre was laundered so that the authorities could not seize it during the bust.  

Hiding the lucre in many different accounts, the mobsters kept a watchful eye on their funds.  

Without any lucre or significant cash flow, the hustlers had no way to re-up their product.  

An unlimited amount of lucre meant that the wealthy bootleggers could purchase anything they wanted.  

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