Synonyms: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile
Definition: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
Usage: they are avaricious and will do anything for money; casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields; a grasping old miser; grasping commercialism; greedy for money and power; grew richer and greedier; prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
Similar words: acquisitive
Definition: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
Usage: an acquisitive mind; an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied