From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmoneygrabbingmon‧ey‧grab‧bing /ˈmʌniɡræbɪŋ/ (also moneygrubbing /ˈmʌniɡrʌbɪŋ/) adjective [only before noun] informal BBEARNdetermined to get a lot of money, even by unfair or dishonest methods people who are exploited by moneygrabbing employers —moneygrabber, moneygrubber noun [countable]