avaricia

Definitions of avaricia
  1. noun
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
    synonyms: codicia, rapacidad
  2. noun
    total lack of generosity with money
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    type of:
    mezquindad
    extreme stinginess
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