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avarice

/ˈævəɹəs/

Meanings
noun
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

Examples :

"His avarice led him to take more than his fair share of the project's budget. "
character mind economy business value moral attitude

Related Words

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budget noun

/ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame.

"The school's budget for the new year includes money for new textbooks. "

Illustration project

project noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/ /prəˈdʒɛkt/

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

"The school's fundraising project aims to renovate the library in several stages. "

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office noun

/ˈɑfɪs/ /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɔfɪs/

A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

"The mayor's office held a special ceremony to honor the city's firefighters. "

Illustration desire

desire noun

/dɪˈzaɪə/ /diˈzaɪɚ/

Someone or something wished for.

"It is my desire to speak with you."

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

The act of supplying.

"supply and demand"

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inordinate adjective

/ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /ɪnˈɔɹdn̩ɪt/

Excessive; unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude; extreme.

"My brother's spending habits are inordinate; he spends far more money on clothes than he can afford. "

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration wealth

wealth noun

/wɛlθ/

Riches; valuable material possessions.

"The family's wealth allowed them to send their children to a prestigious private school. "

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration others

others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

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supposed verb

/spoʊst/ /səˈpəʊzɪd/ /spəʊst/ /səˈpoʊzd/

To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

"Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C."