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An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.

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  1. n. An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.
  2. n. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
  3. n. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  4. n:100 n. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves