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Synonyms
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Meaning:
acquisitive

enjoying, in the habit of, buying or collecting more and more things

eager to obtain knowledge or things

avid

eager, keen

enthusiastic

covetous

wanting things eagerly (especially something belonging to another person)

greedy; very desirous

economical

careful in using money, time, supplies etc

conservative with resources; careful

extortionate

(of demands, prices) much too high

oppressive

greedy

filled with greed

desiring excessively

mercenary

working only for money or power; a soldier paid to serve in a foreign army

greedy for money

parsimonious

ungenerous; too careful with money

penny-pinching

possessive

of possession or ownership

greedy

rapacious

greedy (especially for money)

plundering

ravenous

hungry

very hungry; desirous

scotch

of Scotland; (a portion of) Scotch whisky

economical

sordid

(of conditions) poor, dirty, uncomfortable; (of a person's behaviour) extremely unpleasant and dishonourable

dirty, bad, low

sparing

economical, careful

careful, economical

stingy

(of a person) spending, using or giving something unwillingly

penny-pinching, averse to spending money

AVARICIOUS as in Wiktionary
AVARICIOUS as in Wikipedia