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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There is a cruel dichotomy that separates the haves—the rest of the world—from the Congolese and other people who inhabit the zones where the minerals that will power the future are mined.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
But hospitals’ presentations also showed the technology’s potential to exacerbate the divide between the haves and the have-nots.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s for the college game, where the head coach is the star and the difference between the haves and have-nots is massive.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
And even billionaires are responding to the growing wealth divide between the haves and have-nots.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
But hospitals’ presentations also showed the technology’s potential to exacerbate the divide between the haves and the have-nots.
—Bob Herman, STAT, 20 Jan. 2026
That’s for the college game, where the head coach is the star and the difference between the haves and have-nots is massive.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
And even billionaires are responding to the growing wealth divide between the haves and have-nots.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the haves
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“The haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20haves. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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