n.
    - an intense feeling of deep affection. 
▸a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone.
 ▸affectionate greetings.
 - a great interest and pleasure in something.
 - a person or thing that one loves. 
▸Brit. informal a friendly form of address.
 - (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero. 
[appar. from the phr. play for love (i.e. the love of the game, not for money).]
 
v.
 feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to. 
▸like or enjoy very much.
 
  Phrase
  
    - for love
 for pleasure not profit.  - make love
  - have sexual intercourse.
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(make love to)
 dated pay amorous attention to.
 
  - not for love or money
 informal not in any circumstances.  - there's no love lost between
 there is mutual dislike between. 
   
  Derivative
  
    - loveless adj.
  - lovelessly adv.
  - lovelessness n.
 
   
  Etymology
  OE lufu, of Gmc origin; rel. to leave2 and lief.