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