Meaning & use
greed
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an intense and selfish desire for more of something, especially money or power, than one needs
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Greed drove the executive to falsify the company's earnings.
Her greed for attention pushed her closest friends away.
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Considered one of the seven deadly sins in Christian tradition, often symbolized by hoarding wealth beyond any real need.
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