κέρδος
Alt. κέρδος, εος,
I. "gain, profit, advantage", Lat. lucrum, Od.; ποιεῖσθαί τι ἐν κέρδει, Horace's "lucro apponere", Hdt.; so, κέρδος ἡγεῖσθαι or νομίζειν τι Eur., Thuc.
2. "desire of gain, love of gain", Find., Trag.
II. in pl. "cunning arts, wiles, tricks", Hom.