# haves

Pronunciation: say "HAVZ" /hævz/

## Noun

1. The wealthy or privileged members of society, contrasted with those who are poor or deprived.
   - Simple: Rich people thought of as a group, compared with people who have little.
   - _Economic policy too often favors the haves at the expense of everyone else._
   - _The widening gap between the haves and the have-nots fuels political resentment._

## Verb

2. Nonstandard third-person singular simple present indicative of have; the standard form is has. *(nonstandard)* — third-person singular simple present indicative of have
   - Simple: Nonstandard third-person singular present of have. Standard English uses has.

## Origin

Formed from "have" plus the suffix "-s". "Have" comes from Middle English "heven", "hebben", from Old English "hebban", from Proto-Germanic "*habjaną" ("to take up, lift"), tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*keh₂p-".

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