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moneyholic en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Monēta Latin monēta Old French moneie Old French monoie Anglo-Norman muneiebor. Middle English moneye English money Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English moneyholic From money + -holic.

Meanings

1. (informal) A person obsessed with making and/or spending money.
   • Okay, time for the financial confessions of a repentant financial sinner: I am a recovering moneyholic. 2010, Nikki Atkinson, The Shrewd Christian: You Can't Have It All, But You Can Have More Than Enough, Crown Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 35:
   • 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:
   • 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:

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