greed

[greed]

Greed is an overwhelming urge to have more of something, usually more than you really need. Watching kids at a birthday party furiously grabbing for candy from a piñata, you might find yourself surprised at their greed.

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An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

Noun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Noun
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves


n.
An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.


Greed

> Greed , n. [Akin to Goth. gr?dus hunger, Icel. gr&amac;&edh;r. &root;34. See Greedy.] An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

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Usage Examples

Do not follow vain desires for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.

If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.

Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal.

The curse of the romantic is a greed for dreams, an intensity of expectation that, in the end, diminishes the reality.

The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.

Fear and greed are potent motivators. When both of these forces push in the same direction, virtually no human being can resist.

Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.

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Other Usage Examples

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.

But men are so full of greed today, they'll sell anything for a little piece of money.

I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just about a number. It's never been anything I understood.

For greed all nature is too little.

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

Deregulation created this epidemic of greed which according to the rules of capitalism was OK. Beyond that there was criminal behaviour. There have been no repercussions and it's hard to make your peace with.

As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

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