greed Meaning & Definition

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Meaning of greed In English

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Examples of greed

  • Together they formed the impetus for greed and corruption, not democratic cohesion.

  • For such a thought, like prayer, is easily contaminated by greed, obsessions, fears and self-destructive impulses.

  • First, if greed for office motivated the choice of a nominating strategy, then overnomination should have been general among the parties.

  • Fear, greed, ambition or ignorance prevented other observers at court from making such a record.

  • And then there is greed, which can be camouflaged under reasons that seem to be acceptable justifications.

  • Against a background of corporate greed and malfeasance, a renewed focus on transparency and accountability is or seems to be permeating the business world.

  • Revivalists thought the church bureaucracy was simply an excuse for elders' greed.

  • The cunning speculator who places bets on the victims' greed or gullibility has consequently received more attention than perhaps more exculpable, less glamorous, moral vacillators.

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Translations of greed In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    (尤指對食物或錢財的)貪婪,貪心,貪慾…

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  • 中文简体

    (尤指对食物或钱财的)贪婪,贪心,贪欲…

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  • Español

    avaricia, avaricia [feminine], gula [feminine]…

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  • Português

    avareza, gula, avidez…

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  • 日本語

    強欲, 貪(どん)欲…

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  • Türk dili

    aç gözlülük, tamahkârlık, hırs…

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  • Français

    avidité [feminine], gourmandise [feminine], avidité…

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  • Catalan

    avarícia, golafreria…

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