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Webster 1913 Edition


Greed

Greed

(grēd′)
,
Noun.
[Akin to Goth.
grēdus
hunger, Icel.
grāðr
. √34. See
Greedy.
]
An eager desire or longing; greediness;
as, a
greed
of gain
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Greed

GREED

,
Noun.
Greediness.

Definition 2024


greed

greed

English

Noun

greed (countable and uncountable, plural greeds)

  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.

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External links

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

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