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gainseeking

gainseeking adjective: seeking wealth or other personal benefit.

Adjective

gainseeking (not comparable)

  1. Seeking wealth or other personal benefit.

Noun

gainseeking (uncountable)

  1. The seeking of wealth or other personal benefit.

Origin of gainseeking

From gain + seeking.

Questions about gainseeking

What does gainseeking mean?
Gainseeking means seeking wealth or other personal benefit.
What part of speech is gainseeking?
Gainseeking can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near gainseeking in the dictionary

  1. Gainsborough hat
  2. Gainsborough hats
  3. Gainsboroughs
  4. gainseeker
  5. gainseekers
  6. gainseeking
  7. gainset
  8. gainsets
  9. gainsetting
  10. gainshare
  11. gainsharing

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