greed
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1.9
- noun
- /ɡriːd/
:
avaricia
- His greed for wealth led him to make unethical choices in business.
- greed and corruption
- corporate greed
- naked greed
The second deadly sin is greed, or covetousness.
- The second deadly sin is greed, or covetousness.
- You're choosing your ego, your greed over your child's life.
- You know, greed makes men betray each other.
- Everything has been created for pure greed, pure money.
- The topic of his speech was that greed was healthy.
- So now once again, greed seems to be winning.
- You know, nature's not plagued by envy, greed, you know, and anger.
- The whole thing, unlike American Greed, which we are about to watch.
- What do you think of lust, greed, aggression?
- Our mastery and our greed, our weakness, our fear, says Ozvr.
- It's one generally will go to either fear or greed or not enough.
- Business is about greed and capitalist are greedy.
- We don't have to go around saying greed is good.
- I mean, it's and greed is not quite the same as ambition.
Examples
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You've all heard that that famous speech, greed is good from Wall Street.
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Many have abandoned our cause because of cowardice or personal greed, but those who remain are undoubted.
Fiction book (1992) -
So now once again, greed seems to be winning.
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And at that particular time, fear and greed both struck me.
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The topic of his speech was that greed was healthy.
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To her relief, his eyes lit with greed and he moved aside to survey the food.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, greed makes men betray each other.
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The second deadly sin is greed, or covetousness.
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Our culture runs largely on greed, in part because we only recognize a limited spectrum of motives.
Academic text (1991) -
During all these years, it seemed, she had not become a prey to greed, envy, or acquisitiveness.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
11
9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
3
8.4
A very strong hunger or want for something you cannot get enough of
1
4.0
Wanting too much money or things and not being satisfied
1
9.9
A very strong desire to have more money and things
1
8.8
A very strong desire for money and things
1
9.9
A very strong wish to have more money or things than you need
1
9.9
A very strong desire to take more than is fair
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8.1
A strong wish to get and keep money and things
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8.4
Always wanting more and never having enough
1
7.9
A very strong desire for more food, money or success
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7.4
The act of trying to get as much money as possible, often dishonestly
A very strong desire to have a lot of money and things
A very strong wish to have more money or things, even when you have enough
A strong greedy wish to take more than is fair
A strong, single-minded desire to get money and material things
A strong desire to have more than your fair share of things
Antonyms
How Greedy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Greed comes from an old English word grædig that meant 'eager to have more'. So, picture someone always grabbing extra food or money—greed is that strong, selfish wanting for more.