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haves

SayHAVZ/hævz/

2 meanings of haves

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  1. 1
    nouncountableplural
    Rich people thought of as a group, compared with people who have little.

    Like splitting a class into kids with lots of toys and kids with none.

    The haves can afford good doctors, but the have-nots often cannot.

    In our town, the haves live near the lake and own big homes.

    Similarrich, wealthy, elite

    Oppositehave-nots, poor

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Nonstandard third-person singular present of have. Standard English uses has.
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Origin

From the word "have" plus "-s". It goes back to Old English "hebban" and older Germanic words meaning "to take up" or "lift".