Definition of greed
: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed motivated by naked ambition and greed
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Examples of greed in a Sentence
He was a ruthless businessman, motivated by naked ambition and greed.
don't let greed for riches control you
Recent Examples of greed from the Web
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Gadot balances the toughness, savvy, and confidence of a warrior with the childlike confusion of someone who's never known a world filled with hatred, hunger, greed, selfishness, even death.
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On the other hand, the Bible repeatedly warns us against the dangers of greed and covetousness.
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Trump is a perfect exemplar of the greed that is inherent in the idea of the American Dream, which is the idea that the individual is more important than the community.
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There are all of the classics, of course: greed, desire, sloth, all different versions of self.
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All of it, simple American greed magnified by a culture of celebrity and, through a fluke presidential election, dropped like a dead squirrel in a chimney into the world's greatest democracy—and, as a result, stinking up the entire joint.
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After the neutral prime, upper-SES people were more likely to behave unethically, but a greed prime reversed the roles.
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Origin and Etymology of greed
back-formation from greedy
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: a selfish desire to have more of something (especially money)
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