gree

¹ American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Chiefly Scots.

1. superiority, mastery, or victory.

2. the prize for victory.

3. Obsolete. a step.

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gree ² American  

[gree] / gri /

noun

Archaic.

1. favor; goodwill.

2. satisfaction, as for an injury.

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gree ³ American  

[gree] / gri /

verb (used with or without object)

British Dialect.

greed, greeing

1. agree.

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gree ¹ British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. superiority or victory

2. the prize for a victory

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gree ² British  

/ ɡriː /

noun

1. goodwill; favour

2. satisfaction for an insult or injury

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gree ³ British  

/ ɡriː /

verb

1. archaic to come or cause to come to agreement or harmony

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Etymology

Origin of gree¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English gre “step, flight of steps; victory in a tournament or battle; rank, position,” from Old French gré “a step,” from Latin gradus “step, stage, footing, stance”; cf. grade, degree

Origin of gree²

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English gre, from Old French gre, gred, gret “pleasure, goodwill,” from Latin grātum “what is agreeable,” the neuter singular of grātus “pleasing”

Origin of gree³

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English green “to satisfy, come to terms with,” possibly a shortened form of agreen “to agree,” or from Old French gréer “to please, be pleased with”; cf. agree, gree ²

Example Sentences

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gree greed

He went on TV to disavow Schroder, saying that "the Cabinet has by no means decided to cut the troop strength of the Bundeswehr to a considerable de gree, let alone by 60,000 men."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the end she studied law, got her de gree from the University of Texas, became parliamentarian of the Texas Legislature and wrote a book on parliamentary law.

From Time Magazine Archive

Why this hoary U. S. sport has been snubbed by undergraduates and alumni, no two college men gree.

From Time Magazine Archive

Resenting a Harvard professor's literary criticisms, Hubbard ever after blasted colleges: "A college de gree does not lessen the length of your ears; it only conceals it."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a’ that, That sense and worth o’er a’ the earth, May bear the gree for a’ that.”

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Stables, Gordon

Investors are increasingly borrowing to buy stocks, a reflection of greed in the stock market as they seek to amplify returns with margin debt.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“It is exactly this type of greed and injustice that I have dedicated my life to oppose.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Large-language models may be immune to human emotions like fear and greed, but they still struggle to beat the market over longer periods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Many of them are run by con artists and grifters, and even among those fueled by true belief, there is most often an element of greed.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

He climbed to his feet, and his eyes narrowed with greed.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood