money-hungry
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- adjective
- /ˈmʌni ˈhʌŋɡri/
- Informal
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- Is that what will happen when money-hungry people push harder and harder for climbing to be in the Olympics?
- money-hungry people
What he gives a shit about is being a mean, hateful, money hungry power broker.
- What he gives a shit about is being a mean, hateful, money hungry power broker.
- So I'm a fake whore who is money hungry.
- So I took the technology job, you know, single money hungry in a sales job in the Internet and I made a fortune nine months into it.
Examples
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I hope this will open the court's eyes to how the RIAA is just money-hungry and sues innocent people.
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Thug U is too stupid and money-hungry to do that.
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Now, you all look money-hungry and that's good.
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The race directors are way too money-hungry, so they plan races with way too many runners.
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All this proves is that the industry is evil, full of money-hungry and backstabbing people.
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For reasons I'll go into later, I used to be very materialistic and extremely money-hungry.
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Clearly, Mr. Kaphan has no logic or common sense and is just money-hungry.
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Let's make a stand and show those money-hungry suits that you can't go around calling their customers thieves.
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Your neighbor is a money-hungry scumbag who will do anything in his power to cause your demise.
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She always wanted the latest gadgets, revealing her money-hungry nature.
Synonyms
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1.4
Wanting more food, money, or things than needed
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7.3
Wanting more than is fair or safe
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9.3
Very greedy for money and willing to take things from others
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7.3
Doing things mainly for money rather than for belief or loyalty
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9.2
Always wants more money and is never satisfied
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Showing a strong desire to get a lot of money, often at others' expense
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7.9
To want to get and keep many things, often things you can buy
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8.2
Wanting to get more money or things in a selfish way
Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money
How Greedy
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Money-hungry combines money and hungry, so picture someone who is 'hungry' not for food but for money and always wanting more. That's why it means having a strong desire for money, often to the point of being greedy.