greedgreed /ɡriːd/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
Word Origin
people motivated by jealousy and greed
Word OriginWORD ORIGINgreed
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 greedyEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. And greed caused his downfall.
- He is driven by greed and envy.
- It's a story of lust, hatred and greed.
- No one needs to earn salaries as big as that. It's pure greed, that's all it is.
- The greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing.
- You don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed.
- A symbol of what his children can and still do to each other because of greed, envy and anger.
- But unions say it's pure greed.
- He blames greed and racism for those economic realities, and he looks forward to discussing them in the upcoming campaign.
- If you want to control the vogue for greed and exploitation, then start using local suppliers.
- The fear of jobs lost to immigrants and Third World countries, to corporate greed.
- They need to figure out how to make a reasonable profit and knock off the greed.
- This wasn't selfishness or greed, just a feeling that it was due.
Longman Language Activatormoney, possessions, power etc► greedy
Collocations someone who is greedy wants more money, possessions, power etc than they need, or wants more than their share: · He was an ambitious man, selfish and greedy.· the ridiculously high fees charged by greedy lawyersbecome/get greedy: · Some landlords have become greedy and are demanding higher rents than people can afford.greedy for: · There were ten of us children in the family, and we were all greedy for attention.
► grasping very greedy so that you are not at all generous and treat other people very badly: · He seems like a good guy to me, not at all the usual grasping political type.
► materialistic believing that having a lot of money and possessions is the most important thing in life: · Kids these days are very materialistic. They only seem to be interested in expensive toys and computer games.· Western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases.
► greed a strong desire for more money, possessions, power etc than you need, or for more than your share: · It's a story of lust, hatred and greed.· Greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. And greed caused his downfall.greed for: · The greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing.pure greed: · No one needs to earn salaries as big as that. It's pure greed, that's all it is.
food► greedy someone who is greedy wants to eat too much food, or eats more than their share of food - use this to show disapproval: · Don't be so greedy! Leave some cake for everyone else.· Greedy children often tend to put on too much weight.· Take your greedy fingers off that pie - you've had more than enough already.
► pig spoken informal someone who is greedy: · You pig, you've eaten it all!greedy pig: · The greedy pig! He didn't leave any pizza for us.make a pig of yourself (=eat a lot of food greedily): · That's what Christmas is all about, isn't it? Making a pig of yourself.
► greedy guts British spoken someone who is very greedy - used especially by children: · Don't be such a greedy guts!· Hey, greedy guts, leave those sweets alone. They're mine.
► greed a strong desire to eat too much food: · You don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed.
► glutton someone who eats too much food: · Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight.· We had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé.
► gluttony formal when someone eats or drinks much more than necessary, usually with the result that they become ill or unhealthy - used especially in literature: · As soon as Christmas is over, people often start to regret their gluttony.· The level of heart disease in the western world is a measure of our gluttony.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► corporate
a strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need SYN avarice: · We should look at corporate greed, investor stupidity and lack of backbone within national governments as the down side of globalisation.· The fear of jobs lost to immigrants and Third World countries, to corporate greed.
VERB► drive· A reckless deal driven by short-term greed?· The growing number of people registering their interest in investing are being driven by the greed factor alone.
people motivated by jealousy and greed