Lucration
/luːˈkreɪʃən/noun
The act or process of gaining profit or financial advantage.
Did you know?Lucration comes from Latin lucratio, a formal term for profit-making, while its root lucrum also gave English the word “lucre,” often associated with money gained through questionable motives.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
lucrum
“Gain, profit, or financial advantage”
Classical Latin
Latin
lucrārī
“To gain profit or make money”
Late Latin
Latin
lucrātiō
“The act of gaining profit”
Middle English
English
lucracioun
“Profit-making or gain; an obsolete learned borrowing”
Modern English
English
lucration
“The act or process of obtaining profit”
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