noun
- extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Usage: formal
Examples
- His avarice led him to cheat his business partners.
- The king’s avarice impoverished his subjects.
- She was consumed by avarice and could never have enough money.
- The novel explores themes of avarice and moral corruption.
- His avarice blinded him to the needs of others.
- The company’s avarice resulted in environmental destruction.