Noun
The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.
The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBy the standards of 19th century tycoons, Carnegie was not a particularly ruthless man but a humanitarian with enough acquisitiveness to go in the ruthless pursuit of money. Source: Internet
These reforms were promoted to encourage materialism and acquisitiveness in order to stimulate economic growth. Source: Internet