DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 av·a·rice /ˈævərəs, ˈævrəs/
 貪財,貪婪

 Av·a·rice n.
 1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness for wealth; covetousness; cupidity.
    To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice.   --Beattie.
 2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.
    All are taught an avarice of praise.   --Goldsmith.
 ◄ ►

 avarice
      n 1: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
           (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: greed, covetousness,
            rapacity, avaritia]
      2: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avariciousness, covetousness,
          cupidity]