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Greed:
greed Pronunciation Key (grd)
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).
\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.
n 1: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (esp material wealth)
than one needs or deserves 2: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable
desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: avarice,
covetousness, rapacity, avaritia]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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