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greed       [greed] Pronunciation Key
–noun
excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions.

[Origin: 1600–10; back formation from greedy]

greedless, adjective
greedsome, adjective

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.
generosity.
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gree3       [gree] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), greed, gree·ing. British Dialect.
agree.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME; see gree2]
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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

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.

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