Greed
21greed — de·greed; greed; greed·i·ly; greed·i·ness; …
22greed — [[t]gri͟ːd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair. ...an insatiable greed for personal power... I get fed up with other people s greed. Syn: avarice …
23greed — noun (U) 1 a strong desire for more food or drink than you need: pure greed: It s pure greed but I d love some more of that cake. 2 a strong desire for more money, power, possessions etc than you need: a man driven by greed and envy …
24greed — also greediness; noun 1) human greed Syn: avarice, acquisitiveness, covetousness, materialism, mercenariness; informal money grubbing 2) her mouth watered with greed Syn: gluttony, hunger, voracity …
25greed — UK [ɡriːd] / US [ɡrɪd] noun [uncountable] 1) a strong wish to have more money, things, or power than you need a growing culture of corporate greed (= the greed of large companies) their greed for power 2) a strong wish to have more food than you… …
26greed — [[t]grid[/t]] n. excessive or rapacious desire, esp. for wealth or possessions; avarice; covetousness • Etymology: 1600–10; back formation from greedy greed′less, adj. greed′some, adj …
27greed — /grid / (say greed) noun inordinate or rapacious desire, especially for food or wealth. {Middle English, Old English græd (only in dative plural), related to Old Norse grāðr hunger, greed, Gothic grēdus hunger} –greedless, adjective …
28greed — ; avarice Both words (the first from Old English for voracious or covetous, and the second from the Latin avaritia,meaning greed ) refer to an immoderate or excessive desire for wealth or material possessions. Greed is considered one of the… …
29greed — noun A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions. His greed was his undoing. Syn: avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity …
30Greed — This name derives from the Olde English graedig meaning voracious or ravenous and was originally applied as a nickname to one having rather a large appetite. It occurs with the name Greedy, which derives from the same root. The surname Greed is… …
