the haves
plural noun
: people who have a lot of money and possessions : wealthy people
—usually used in the phrase the haves and the have-nots
the gap between the haves and the have-nots
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Many of the current fights in the GOP about foreign policy and tariffs speak to the split between the haves and the have-lesses on the Republican side.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
That gap in the spending patterns of the haves and have-nots is just one indication of how inequality is on the rise.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
When people can hold, trade and invest in these tools with micro-amounts of money, the gap between the haves and have-nots begins to shrink.
—Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article America is currently at war with itself over who constitutes the haves and have-nots, and what ethnic groups have faced the most discrimination.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
That gap in the spending patterns of the haves and have-nots is just one indication of how inequality is on the rise.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
When people can hold, trade and invest in these tools with micro-amounts of money, the gap between the haves and have-nots begins to shrink.
—Bryan Benson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article America is currently at war with itself over who constitutes the haves and have-nots, and what ethnic groups have faced the most discrimination.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the haves
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“The haves.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20haves. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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