Definitions for greed

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Greed is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in greed (deegr).

Definitions for greed

noun

  1. excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. agree.

Origin of greed

First recorded in 1600-10; back formation from greedy

Examples for greed

Whatever comes in the coming days is called by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

greed—mere greed—for I do not need this money which may destroy us all!

Dishonesty has its source in the covetousness and greed of the human heart.

“My daughter died because of their greed,” the mother said of the car company.

There was nothing of the Warden's estimate in these eyes; nothing of cruelty nor deceit nor greed.

The opera is a dark and passionate tale of adultery and greed.

The foreclosure-drama is a fascinating study of greed and class warfare, boasting excellent turns by Garfield and Shannon.

Women were like she wolves for greed when they had a brood of whelps.

And my beloved Zimbabwe has sunk from a promising beacon into an abyss of greed and dictatorship.

His greed at dinner, too, was closely in keeping with the greed of Monsieur Rigaud at breakfast.

Word Value for greed
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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