Etymology

chrematophobia

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Today it means: The fear of money, spending money, or having too much or not enough money. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρῆμα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρῆμα“money”
  2. English todaychrematophobia

From Ancient Greek χρῆμα (khrêma, “money”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

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