Meaning & use
Acquisitiveness
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A strong or excessive desire to acquire and accumulate possessions.
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His acquisitiveness led him to buy far more property than he could ever use.
The novel critiques the acquisitiveness of a society obsessed with material wealth.
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Often used in economic and psychological writing to describe a personality trait or a broader social tendency toward consumerism.
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