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lū̆crīcŭpīdo, ĭnis, f. [lucrum-cupido], the passion for gain, App. Doctr. Plat. 2, p. 20, 24.

lū̆crĭfăcĭo, fēci, factum, and in pass., lū̆crĭfīo, factus, fieri (also separately: licet lucri dotem faciat, Dig. 11, 7, 29: me esse hos trecentos Philippos facturum lucri, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 26; id. Most. 2, 1, 7; id. Pers. 4, 4, 117; id. Truc. 3, 2, 22; usu. written as two words in recent edd. of Cic., etc.), 3, v. a. [lucrum facio], to gain, win, acquire, get (as profit).

  1. I. Lit.: pallium lucrifacere, Petr. 15; Mart. 8, 10: quid si ostendo in hac una optione lucri fieri tritici modios centum? Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 111: pecuniam lucri factum videtis, id. ib. 2, 3, 75, § 174.
  2. II. Trop.: quod lucrifecerunt hoc nomen turdi, have appropriated, acquired, Varr. R. R. 3, 4: suum maleficium existimabant se lucrifacere, that they would escape the punishment of their fault, would get off with impunity, Auct. B. Hisp. 36: injuriam, to commit with impunity, Plin. 7, 39, 40, § 129: traduc equum ac lucrifac censoriam notam, i. e. think yourself lucky that you have escaped it, Val. Max. 4, 1, 10.
    Neutr.: lucrifecit, made a profit, Mart. 8, 10.

lū̆crĭfactus, a, um, Part. of lucrifacio.

* lū̆crĭfĭcābĭlis, e, adj. [lucrifico], gainful, profitable: dies, Plaut. Pers. 4, 7, 2.

lū̆crĭfĭco, āre, v. a. [lucrum-facio], to gain, win: Paulum factum omnibus esse omnia, ut omnes lucrificaret, Tert. Praescr. 24.

lū̆crĭfĭcus, a, um, adj. [lucrum-facio], gainful, profitable: Fortuna, Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46.

lū̆crĭfīo, v. lucrifacio init.

* lū̆crĭfŭga, ae, comm. [lucrum-fugio], gain-fleeing, gain-shunning: quom ea (Venus) homines huc ad me adigit lucrifugas, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 33.

Lū̆crīnus, i, m., with or without lacus,

  1. I. the Lucrine Lake, on the coast of Campania, in the neighborhood of Baiæ (now Lago Lucrino), Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. Att. 4, 16, 1; Hor. C. 2, 15, 3. Cæsar, or, acc. to Suetonius, Augustus, connected it with Lake Avernus, and threw up dikes to ward off the waves of the sea: Lucrinoque addita claustra, Verg. G. 2, 161; cf. Suet. Aug. 16; Tac. A. 14, 5. The surrounding scenery was celebrated for its beauty: dum nos blanda tenent lascivi stagna Lucrini, Mart. 4, 57, 1: hic mihi Baiani colles mollisque Lucrinus, id. 6, 43, 5.
    Hence,
  2. II.
    1. A. Lū̆-crīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lake Lucrinus, Lucrine: aqua, the Lucrine Lake, Prop. 1, 11, 10: ostrea Lucrina, the Lucrine oysters, celebrated for their delicious flavor, Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168; cf.: Lucrinum ad saxum … ostrea, Juv. 4, 141; called also Lucrina conchylia, Hor. Epod. 2, 49; and absol.: Lū̆crīna, ōrum, n., Mart. 6, 11, 5; 12, 48, 4.
      Near the lake was a temple of Venus; hence: Lucrina Venus, Stat. S. 3, 1, 150.
    2. B. Lū̆crīnensis, e, adj., Lucrine: res Puteolanae et Lucrinenses, i. e. oysters, Cic. Att. 4, 10, 1.

‡ lū̆crĭo, ōnis, m. [lucrum], one fond of gain: κέρδωνα, quem nos quoque lucrionem vocamus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 56 Müll.

lū̆crĭpĕta, ae, m. [lucrum-peto], a gainseeker, one fond of lucre: lucripeta fenerator, Argum. Most. Plaut. 6.
Collat. form in plur.: lū̆crĭpĕtes, um, m., Cassiod. Var. 12, 11.

lū̆crĭus, a, um, adj. [lucrum], of or pertaining to gain: di Lucrii, gods of gain, Arn. 4, 132.