Definition of Greed in English :

Define Greed in English

Greed meaning in English

Meaning of Greed in English

Pronunciation of Greed in English

Greed pronunciation in English

Pronounce Greed in English

Greed

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Noun

1. greed

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

2. avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacity

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Greed

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noun
1. 
excessive consumption of or desire for food; gluttony
2. 
excessive desire, as for wealth or power

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Greed

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noun
excessive desire for getting or having, esp. wealth; desire for more than one needs or deserves; avarice; cupidity

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Greed

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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).

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