avarice
/ˈæv·ər·əs/ n [U]Definition
› an extremely strong desire to obtain or keep wealth avaricious /ˌæv·əˈrɪʃ·əs/ adj › avaricious land speculators
(Definition of avarice n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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