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1 Besitzgier
f; nur Sg. acquisitiveness, (material) greed* * *die Besitzgierpossessiveness* * *Be|sịtz|gierfacquisitive greed, acquisitiveness* * *Be·sitz·gierf acquisitiveness, cupidity* * ** * *f.avarice n.possessiveness n. -
2 Gewinnsucht
Gewinnsucht f GEN acquisitiveness* * *f < Geschäft> acquisitiveness* * *Gewinnstreben, Gewinnsucht
profit motive (seeking), private advantage, pursuit of profit, greed for profits (of gain), acquisitiveness -
3 Habgier
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4 Habsucht
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5 Gewinnsucht
f profit-seeking; (Habgier) greed* * *die Gewinnsuchtlucre; acquisitiveness* * *Ge|wịnn|suchtfprofit-seekingaus Gewinnsucht — for motives of (material) gain; (finanziell) for motives of (financial) gain
* * *Ge·winn·suchtf profit-seekingaus \Gewinnsucht for motives of [financial/material] gain* * *die; o. Pl. greed for profit* * ** * *die; o. Pl. greed for profit* * *f.acquisitiveness n.lucre n. -
6 Erwerbstrieb
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7 Habgier
f pej. greed, avarice* * *die Habgierrapacity; covetousness; greed; cupidity* * *Hab|gierfgreed, acquisitiveness* * *Hab·gier[ˈha:pgi:ɐ̯]* * ** * *Habgier f pej greed, avarice* * *die (abwertend) greed* * *f.avarice n.cupidity n.greed n. -
8 Habsucht
* * *die Habsuchtgreed; graspingness; avarice* * *Hab|sucht ['haːpzʊxt]fgreed, acquisitiveness* * *Hab·sucht* * ** * ** * *die; Hab (abwertend) greed; avarice* * *f.avarice n.covetousness n. -
9 Erwerbstrieb
Erwerbstrieb
acquisitiveness, business sense. -
10 Gewinnspitze
Gewinnspitze
maximum profit;
• Gewinnsteigerung profits rise, earnings growth;
• Gewinnstreben, Gewinnsucht profit motive (seeking), private advantage, pursuit of profit, greed for profits (of gain), acquisitiveness;
• aus Gewinnsucht with an eye to profit, for pecuniary benefit, mercenarily. -
11 Gewinnstreben
Gewinnstreben, Gewinnsucht
profit motive (seeking), private advantage, pursuit of profit, greed for profits (of gain), acquisitiveness -
12 Erwerbssinn
macquisitiveness -
13 Erwerbstrieb
macquisitiveness -
14 Gewinnsucht
f1. acquisitiveness2. profit seeking
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