greed
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greed 
[greed] Pronunciation Key
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[greed] Pronunciation Key –noun
| excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions. |
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greedless, adjective
greedsome, adjective
—Synonyms avarice, avidity, cupidity, covetousness; voracity, ravenousness, rapacity. Greed, greediness denote an excessive, extreme desire for something, often more than one's proper share. Greed means avid desire for gain or wealth (unless some other application is indicated) and is definitely uncomplimentary in implication: His greed drove him to exploit his workers. Greediness, when unqualified, suggests a craving for food; it may, however, be applied to all avid desires, and need not be always uncomplimentary: greediness for knowledge, fame, praise.
—Antonyms generosity.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| greed
(grēd) Pronunciation Key
n. An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth: "Many . . . attach to competition the stigma of selfish greed" (Henry Fawcett). [Back-formation from greedy.] |
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| greed | |
noun | |
| 1. | excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves |
| 2. | reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Greed
Greed\, n. [Akin to Goth. gr?dus hunger, Icel. gr[=a][eth]r. [root]34. See Greedy.] An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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