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Definition of acquisitiveness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

acquisitiveness

noun
 
/əˈkwɪzətɪvnəs/
 
/əˈkwɪzətɪvnəs/
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)
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  1. the fact of wanting very much to buy or get new possessions
    • We rejected the acquisitiveness of our parents’ generation.
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