Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)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.

    Gier, Habsucht, Habgier

    а́лчностьálčnostʹ, жа́дностьžádnostʹ, ненасы́тностьnenasýtnostʹ

    жа́дібністьžádibnistʹ, жадли́вістьžadlývistʹ, хти́вістьxtývistʹ

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

Translations

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Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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selfish desire for more than is needed:

Origin

c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.

c. 1600. Back-formation from greedy.

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