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Definition of "haves" []

  • The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots. (noun)
  • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have. (verb)

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Use "haves" in a sentence
  • "While premium content might work well in open-world multiplayer games, I can definitely understand the fear that separating the haves from the have-nots in a genre where equipment is king might create sincere and possibly viable concerns about game balance."
  • "Marxists need classes to segregate the haves from the have-nots."
  • "At many past NPT review conferences, the nuclear "have-nots" blasted the "haves" -- particularly the United States -- for moving too slowly on their pledge to disarm."