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moneyholic

moneyholic noun: a person obsessed with making and/or spending money.

Noun

moneyholic (plural moneyholics)

  1. (informal) A person obsessed with making and/or spending money.
    • Bullish Ben was as close to being a "moneyholic" as I have ever known. His only goal in life seemed to be making money.1982, James E. Kilgore, Dollars & Sense: Family Strength Through Financial Education, Abingdon, →ISBN, page 74
    • The long bull market of the nineties gave rise to an enormous increase in individuals owning stock and making their own investment decisions and has bred a whole new generation of moneyholics.2002, Ron Gallen, The Money Trap: A Practical Program to Stop Self-defeating Financial Habits So You Can Reclaim Your Grip on Life, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 57

Forms of moneyholic

pluralmoneyholics

Origin of moneyholic

From money + -holic.

Questions about moneyholic

What does moneyholic mean?
Moneyholic means a person obsessed with making and/or spending money.
What part of speech is moneyholic?
Moneyholic is a noun.
What is the plural of moneyholic?
The plural of moneyholic is moneyholics.

Words near moneyholic in the dictionary

  1. moneygrubbers
  2. moneygrubbing
  3. moneyhatting
  4. moneyholder
  5. moneyholders
  6. moneyholic
  7. moneyholics
  8. moneyism
  9. moneyist
  10. moneyists
  11. moneyite

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