What is the obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of gain." Tennyson called?
gain — The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of gain." Tennyson. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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