greed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from greedy.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːd

[edit] Noun

greed (uncountable)

1. 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.

   What drove them was their ambition, their greed for power.

[edit] Synonyms

• (selfish desire for more than is needed): avarice, covetousness, greediness, rapacity
• See also Wikisaurus:greed

[edit] Derived terms

• greedily
• greediness
• greedy

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• greed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• greed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911