acquisitive

ac·quis·i·tive  (-kwz-tv)

adj.

1. Characterized by a strong desire to gain and possess.

2. Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information: an acquisitive mind.

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ac·quisi·tive·ly adv.

ac·quisi·tive·ness n.

ac·quisi·tor (-tr) n.

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acquisitive [əˈkwɪzɪtɪv]

adj

inclined or eager to acquire things, esp material possessions

acquisitively  adv

acquisitiveness  n

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acquisitive - Means "very interested in acquiring money or material things."

See also related terms for interested.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

acquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" unacquisitive - not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything

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acquisitive

adjective greedy, grabbing, grasping, hungry, selfish, avid, predatory, rapacious, avaricious, desirous, covetous We live in an acquisitive society.
liberal, generous, lavish, bountiful, unselfish, open-handed, unstinting, bounteous, munificent

Translations

acquisitive [əˈkwɪzɪtɪv] ADJ → codicioso
the acquisitive society → la sociedad de consumo

acquisitive [əˈkwɪzɪtɪv] adj → âpre au gain

acquisitive

adj → auf Erwerb aus, habgierig (pej), → raffgierig (pej); the acquisitive society → die Erwerbsgesellschaft; magpies are acquisitive birds → Elstern sind Vögel mit ausgeprägtem Sammeltrieb

acquisitive [əˈkwɪzɪtɪv] adj (person) → a cui piace accumulare (pej) → materialista