money-grubbing
adjective /ˈmʌn.iˌɡrʌb.ɪŋ/ disapprovingDefinition
› Someone or something that is money-grubbing has money as their main interest and does anything they can to get a lot of it.GreedyMean with money
(Definition of money-grubbing adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cheap adjective (MEAN)
- cheapskate noun
- cheeseparing noun
- chintzy adjective (CHEAP)
- frugal adjective
- mean adjective (NOT GENEROUS)
- meanly adverb
- meanness noun
- mingy adjective
- miser noun
- miserly adjective (PERSON)
- parsimonious adjective
- penny-pinching adjective
- scrooge noun
- skinflint noun
- stingy adjective
- tight adjective (NOT GENEROUS)
- tight-fisted adjective
- tightwad noun
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