N-UNCOUNT 阿堵物;孔方兄;金钱收益;(尤指)不义之财 People sometimes refer to money or profit as lucre, especially when they think that it has been obtained by dishonest means. 阿堵物;孔方兄;金钱收益;(尤指)不义之财 [humorous, or old-fashioned, disapproval]
...so they can feel less guilty about their piles of filthy lucre.