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haves

haves

1 5.2
People who are rich or own many things compared to others
  • noun
  • /hævz/
translation icon : ricos
  • The Haves and the Have Nots.
  • Must-Haves

Examples

  • Why do the Haves begrudge the Have-Nots so vehemently and meanly?

    Blog text (17)

  • The haves in our society often enjoy privileges that the have-nots can only dream of.

  • You were one of the Haves with the big H.

    Long Live the King (2016)

  • Tell me how this levels the playing field between haves and have nots.

  • Fewer "Haves" and more "have-nots."

    Academic text (1994)

  • We will separate as organizations and as people, as the people that are the haves versus the have nots.

  • In the debate about income inequality, many argue that the haves should do more to help the less fortunate.

  • Books like 'The Haves and the Have-Nots' explore the stark differences between the wealthy and the poor.

Synonyms

rich
vshaves
166 1.3

People who have a lot of money and property

focuses more on their status relative to people with fewer resources
have
vshaves
128 9.5

A rich person who owns a lot of money and things

is the group term stressing people richer than others
rich people
vshaves
83 1.0

People who have a lot of money and property

is the general label that highlights their advantage over those without resources
super-rich
vshaves
10 3.8

People who have far more money than most others

covers wealthy people broadly, not only those at the very top
rich person
vshaves
6 1.0

A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things

is used for the whole group of people richer than others
super-wealthy
vshaves
1 3.9

People who have much more money than other people

is the broader idea of having many resources without extreme excess
ultra-wealthy
vshaves
1 4.0

People who are much richer than most others

means the general category of people richer than others without implying extremity

Antonyms

have-not
∞ 7.3

A person who has little money and few things

poor
194 1.3

People who have little money or possessions

How Wealthy

rich
166 1.3
haves
1 5.2

Surface Forms

have singular
haves plural

Morphology

haves = have (transparent) = have + s

The meaning is directly derived from 'have' (to possess) with the plural morpheme '-s' indicating the group 'those who have'.

Etymology

Haves comes from the common verb have, which means 'to own', so the haves are people who own many things. It is often used with 'have-nots' to show the gap between people with wealth and those without.