greed as in excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
greed as in reprehensible acquisitiveness
- "insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)"
Synonyms
- avaricereprehensible acquisitiveness; extreme greed for material wealth
- covetousnessan envious eagerness to possess something ; extreme greed for material wealth ; reprehensible acquisitiveness
- rapacityextreme gluttony ; reprehensible acquisitiveness
- avaritiareprehensible acquisitiveness