the haves
plural noun
: people who have a lot of money and possessions : wealthy people
—usually used in the phrase the haves and the have-nots
the gap between the haves and the have-nots
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This happens frequently in the Hamptons, where there are regular explosions of acrimony between the haves and the have-a-lot-mores.
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
The animation director adds the inversion of the zombie genre for Bread Will Walk, where two young people are on the run from a comedic, starving mob, aims beyond engaging audiences to leave them pondering the impact of hunger itself in a world increasingly filled by the haves and have-nots.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Those labor market effects could exacerbate wealth inequality, by dividing the haves who capitalize on A.I. from the have-nots whose jobs cease to exist.
—Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Sanders has long condemned the gap between the haves and have-nots in America, and political analysts say his message resonates now because he’s tapped into mounting anger over wealth disparities.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
The animation director adds the inversion of the zombie genre for Bread Will Walk, where two young people are on the run from a comedic, starving mob, aims beyond engaging audiences to leave them pondering the impact of hunger itself in a world increasingly filled by the haves and have-nots.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Those labor market effects could exacerbate wealth inequality, by dividing the haves who capitalize on A.I. from the have-nots whose jobs cease to exist.
—Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Sanders has long condemned the gap between the haves and have-nots in America, and political analysts say his message resonates now because he’s tapped into mounting anger over wealth disparities.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
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“The haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20haves. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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