English-Czech translations for greed

• chamtivost
  S politováním říkám, že někteří lidé projevili nesmyslnou chamtivost, zejména v Řecku; chamtivost mnoha jiných byla nicméně trestuhodná. I am sorry to say that some people have demonstrated senseless greed, especially in Greece; however, many others have demonstrated culpable greed.
  Vím, že s tím má hodně co do činění hloupost a chamtivost irských politiků. I know that the stupidity and greed of Irish politicians has a lot to do with this.
  Obecný evropský zájem je opět obětován pro kapitalistickou chamtivost. Once again, the European general interest is being sacrificed for the sake of capitalist greed.

Definition of greed

• A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions
• To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire

Examples

• His greed was his undoing

Related words

• greedy
• agreed
• greedily
• disagreed
• greediness
• filigreed
• greedyguts
• nonpedigreed
• greedy-guts