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money-grubbing

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money-grubbing
adj
Informal seeking greedily to obtain money at every opportunity
money-grubber  n
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money-grubbing
adjective avaricious, grasping, greedy, mercenary, acquisitive, rapacious, money-grabbing, grabby (informal) The main character is portrayed as a money-grubbing parasite.
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money-grubbing [ˈmʌnɪˌgrʌbɪŋ] ADJ → avaro
money-grubbing [ˈmʌnɪˌgrʌbɪŋ] adj (pej) → avido/a di denaro
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They were so discouraging to me, and to the frivolous minority of pleasure-seekers, that I recommended lowering the price of admission so as to suit the means of any decent people who were willing to leave off money-grubbing and tear themselves from the charms of mutual instruction for one evening at least.
A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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