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mercenariness

noun

The state or condition of being motivated by private gain.

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Word length
13
Starts with
M
Ends with
S
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
17
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. The state or condition of being motivated by private gain.

    “I do not care to tell you of his prevarication, of his mercenariness, his meanness, and his sponging.”

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I do not care to tell you of his prevarication, of his mercenariness, his meanness, and his sponging.
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