Definitions for GREED
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1. greednoun

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

2. avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity, avaritianoun

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

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1. greednoun

   A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

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1. Greed

   Greed (or avarice) is an uncontrolled longing for increase in the acquisition or use of material gain (be it food, money, land, or animate/inanimate possessions); or social value, such as status, or power. Greed has been identified as undesirable throughout known human history because it creates behavior-conflict between personal and social goals.

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1. greed

   Greed is an excessive or extreme desire for something, often more than one's fair share, typically referring to wealth, power, food, or possessions. It is often associated with a disregard for the rights or needs of others.

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1. Greednoun

   an eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain

2. Etymology: [Akin to Goth. grdus hunger, Icel. grr. 34. See Greedy.]

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1. Greed

   Greed is the inordinate desire to possess wealth, goods, or objects of abstract value with the intention to keep it for one's self, far beyond the dictates of basic survival and comfort. It is applied to a markedly high desire for and pursuit of wealth, status, and power. As a secular psychological concept, greed is, similarly, an inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than one needs. It is typically used to criticize those who seek excessive material wealth, although it may apply to the need to feel more excessively moral, social, or otherwise better than someone else.

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1. greed

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1. • Desire

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Anagrams for GREED »

1. edger

How to pronounce GREED?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GREED in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GREED in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GREED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of GREED in a Sentence

1. Bernie Sanders:

   In fact, the greed of Wall Street and corporate America is destroying the very fabric of our nation. And here is a New Year's resolution that I will keep if elected president -- and that is if Wall Street does not end its greed, we will end it for them.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   **(c)(p) I COULD NEVER BOAST THE ABUNDANCE OF WEALTH BECAUSE I HELP THOSE IN THE POVERTY FROM WHICH I GREW WITH THE LITTLE RESOURCES WHICH I WORKED FOR. I DO NOT NEED THE SPOTLIGHT TO SHOW WHAT I SHARE. THOSE WHO ASKED BOB MARLEY ABOUT MONEY GOT ONE STRAIGHT ANSWER-WHAT IS MONEY TO YOU?. HE TURNED THE QUESTION BACK AT THEM. I TAUGHT HIM THAT IN TRENCH TOWN.WE NEVER STOLE FROM ANYONE! POVERTY DOES NOT TURN YOU INTO A THIEF! GREED AND ENVY DOES THAT! I AM RAS CARDO.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   As we launch this campaign for president, you deserve to know where I come from — because family history heavily influences the values that we adopt as adults, today, I want to welcome you to a campaign which says, loudly and clearly, that the underlying principles of our government will not be greed, hatred and lies.

4. Charles Horton Cooley:

   It is partly to avoid consciousness of greed that we prefer to associate with those who are at least as greedy as we ourselves. Those who consume much less are a reproach.

5. The Dhammapada:

   There is no fire like passion; there is no shark like hatred; there is no snare like folly; there is no torrent like greed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GREED
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/GREED
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GREED
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GREED
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=GREED
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GREED