Lucre — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal terms for money

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈuːkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈuːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈuːkə/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈuːkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

profit earnings profits wampum dough dinero boodle scratch shekels kale sugar simoleons net income lettuce lolly cabbage moolah gelt loot bread pelf net profit clams net

Word Forms

cabbage	verb	make off with belongings of others
net	verb	yield as a net profit
profiteer	noun	someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
profit	verb	make a profit; gain money or materially

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lukre

informelle Bedingungen für Geld

🇪🇸Spanish

lucro

términos informales para dinero

🇮🇹Italian

lucro

termini informali per denaro

🇳🇱Dutch

gewin

informele voorwaarden voor geld

🇵🇹Portuguese

lucro

termos informais para dinheiro

🇷🇺Russian

прибыль

неофициальные условия за деньги

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धन

पैसे के लिए अनौपचारिक शर्तें

🇧🇩Bengali

লুক্র

অর্থের জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

லாபம்

பணத்திற்கான முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

లాభసాటి

డబ్బు కోసం అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు

🇮🇳Marathi

ल्युक्रे

पैशासाठी अनौपचारिक अटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

લ્યુક્ર

પૈસા માટે અનૌપચારિક શરતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾಭದಾಯಕ

ಹಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാഭം

പണത്തിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卢克雷

非正式的金钱术语

🇯🇵Japanese

ルクレ

金銭に関する非公式な条件

🇰🇷Korean

이익

돈에 대한 비공식적 조건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền bạc

điều khoản không chính thức về tiền

🇹🇭Thai

กำไร

เงื่อนไขที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับเงิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keuntungan

istilah informal untuk uang

🇵🇭Filipino

kita

impormal na termino para sa pera

🇲🇾Malay

untung

istilah tidak rasmi untuk wang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ربح

شروط غير رسمية مقابل المال

🇮🇷Persian

سود

شرایط غیر رسمی برای پول

🇹🇷Turkish

kazanç

para için resmi olmayan şartlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

בֶּצַע כֶּסֶף

תנאים לא פורמליים לכסף

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