: 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
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Being, in a sense, only human, the food will give way to greed, ego, jealousy, division and mob violence, though Frank and Brenda, the Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur in the story, will try to steer them otherwise.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Our country is drowning from out-of-control corporate greed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Finally, over the objections of the White House’s own economists, Biden settled on blaming corporate greed for inflation.
—Brian Riedl, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to blame the government while Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to blame corporate greed, the survey found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Our country is drowning from out-of-control corporate greed.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
Finally, over the objections of the White House’s own economists, Biden settled on blaming corporate greed for inflation.
—Brian Riedl, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 July 2024
Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to blame the government while Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to blame corporate greed, the survey found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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“Greed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greed. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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: selfish desire for food, money, or possessions over and above one's needs
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