корыстолюби́вый — meaning in English
korystolyubivyy
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English meaning
- avaricious adj Extremely greedy for money or possessions.
- mercenary noun A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.
Senses
корыстолюби́вый is used for these senses in English:
- avaricious Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
- mercenary Motivated by personal gain.
mercenary — full definition
- noun A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.
- noun Someone motivated chiefly by money or personal profit.
- adj Motivated purely by money or personal gain.
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