chrematistic

/ ˌkriːməˈtɪstɪk /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or relating to money-making

Derived Forms

• ˌchremaˈtistics, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chrematistic¹

C18: from Greek, from khrēmatizein to make money, from khrēma money

Example Sentences

Chrematistic, krē-ma-tis′tik, adj. pertaining to finance.—n.

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This and similar works are the best of all possible answers to those gentlemen who so often interrupt their own chrematistic pursuits to point out in the monthly magazines the short-comings of our two great Universities as nurseries of chrematistic youth.

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He had published in 1500 at Paris a chrematistic work entitled Collectanea Adagiorum, a collection of Latin proverbs with brief explanations designed to be useful to the numerous public who aspired to write Latin with elegance.

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Aristotle condemns usury because it is the most extreme and dangerous form of chrematistic acquisition, or the art of making money for its own sake.

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As we have seen above, in discussing the legitimacy of commerce, buying cheap and selling dear was one form of chrematistic acquisition, which could only be justified by the presence of certain motives; and usury, according to the philosopher, was a still more striking example of the same kind of acquisition, because it consisted in making money from money, which was thus employed for a function different from that for which it had been originally invented.

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