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Meanings of moneygrubbing in English
Excessively desirous of money, wealth or possessions.
Synonyms
Examples for "greedy"
Examples for "greedy"
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Superefficient engines that were kept off the market by greedy energy companies.
2
However, when we paid piles of peanuts, we simply got greedy monkeys.
3
A greedy algorithm approach was used to conduct the propensity score match.
4
There was one of her family in particular that was especially greedy.
5
Simple in his tastes, and yet very vain and greedy of applause.
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The major powers are covetous of top jobs at the United Nations.
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The covetous prodigal is of all others the worst man in society.
3
It is a covetous grasping, a recognition that the other is indispensable.
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In all this there is nothing of a self-seeking or covetous kind.
5
The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another.
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Greed, sometimes sat in the councils, and the avaricious bent the rules.
2
Though avaricious, it was in order to spend and not to hoard.
3
But they are avaricious and envious, Tomas; and Mammon hath corrupted them.
4
An avaricious smile of satisfaction drew down the corners of his lips.
5
He was avaricious, but avarice was the great sin of his times.
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The shops gave her none of the acquisitive pleasure he had expected.
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Convertibles are often used by fast-growing or acquisitive companies, like Just Eat.
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The acquisitive Valeant has reasons to be receptive to such an arrangement.
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Other acquisitive companies, like Groupon, have also been scrutinized for accounting troubles.
5
All art was divided originally by us into two branches-productiveand acquisitive.
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This would boost the economy by making cheaper loans available to cash-hungry enterprises.
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So it's not clear what the Grins' longtime game plan is for this tiny cash-hungry company.
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Demand from cash-hungry banks, particularly for the ECB cash, was hefty as lending between banks on money markets remained virtually paralysed.
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The group says the mobile unit will hand out 85 percent of net profit to shareholders - including, of course, a cash-hungry parent.
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Yar'Adua's critics say he risks undermining Nigeria's hard-won reputation for fiscal discipline if he fails to keep cash-hungry state governors from squandering the savings.