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filthy lucre

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Noun1.filthy lucre - shameful profit; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre"
net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)


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She was in pursuit of fame, not filthy lucre, and her literary dreams were as yet untainted by mercenary considerations.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Sometimes, moreover, he made personal application to individuals, holding out his small black palm, and otherwise plainly signifying his excessive desire for whatever filthy lucre might happen to be in anybody's pocket.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Then she tried a child's story, which she could easily have disposed of if she had not been mercenary enough to demand filthy lucre for it.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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