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Money, riches, or wealth, especially when seen as having a corrupting effect or causing greed, or obtained in an underhanded manner.

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lucre

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Source Word

lucre

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈluːkə/

uncountable

Japanese Meaning

金銭、富、財産（特に、不正な手段で得られたり、腐敗や貪欲の原因となるお金）

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He refused to tarnish his reputation for lucre, even when the bribe offered seemed generous.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は、提供された賄賂がどれほど魅力的に見えても、不正な利益のために自分の評判を汚すことを拒んだ。

Sense（1）

A Biſhop then muſt be blameleſſe, the huſband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behauiour, giuen to hoſpitalitie, apt to teach; / Not giuen to wine, no ſtriker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient, not a brawler, not couetous; […]

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