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Acquisitive
adjective/uh-KWIZ-uh-tiv/
Very eager to get and keep more and more things, like money or possessions.
In contextThe acquisitive shopkeeper kept buying up stock he could never hope to sell.
Remember it
Acquisitive holds 'acquire' — someone who always wants to acquire more and more stuff.
Use it well
Use for people hungry to own things; it sounds harsher and greedier than simply 'keen'.