Meaning of Avarice

(Noun) extreme desire for money

Examples of Avarice in a Sentence

Six ill traits of the human mind are: lust, greed, avarice, arrogance and jealousy.

Harvey Specter's only motivation for suing the wealthy businessman is pure avarice.

Vijay Mallya’s business empire brought him wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.

We can try both to minimize greed and avarice and to channel them into directions beneficial to society.

Modi’s avarice for money caused him to work his employees to the bone for little pay.