haves

Meanings

nounhaves pl (plural only)

idiomaticpluralplural onlyThe wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.
Antonyms: have-nots

verb

indicativenonstandardpresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of have
Synonyms: has

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe wealthy or privileged, and those with power and possessions.

Opposite

have-nots

Origin

Proto-Indo-European*kh₂pyéti
Proto-Germanic*habjaną“to take up, lift”
Proto-West Germanic*habbjan
Old Englishhebban
Middle Englishheven
Englishhaves

From have + -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. See have for details.

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Translations

Finnish ne, joilla on, rikkaat

ne, joilla onthe wealthy or privileged
rikkaatthe wealthy or privileged

French nantis

nantisthe wealthy or privileged

Italian ricchi

ricchithe wealthy or privileged

Japanese 持つ者, 持てる者

持つ者 (motsu mono)the wealthy or privileged
持てる者 (moteru mono)the wealthy or privileged

Korean 가진 자

가진 자 (gajin ja)the wealthy or privileged

Polish osoby bogate

osoby bogatethe wealthy or privileged

Russian иму́щие

иму́щие (imúščije)the wealthy or privileged

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with haves

staves

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Anagrams

shave

Cite this entry

APA

haves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haves

MLA

“haves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haves. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haves,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haves.

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