lucre
/ˈljuːkə(r)/noun
mass noun
- money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way（尤指通过不正当渠道获得的）金钱, 黑钱, 不义之财：
officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre.
双手肮脏, 大敛不义之财的官员们。
词源
late Middle English: from French lucre or Latin lucrum; the phrase filthy lucre is with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.