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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There are the haves, the people who are super good at getting waves. Outside Online, 2 July 2025 This happens frequently in the Hamptons, where there are regular explosions of acrimony between the haves and the have-a-lot-mores. Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025 The animation director adds the inversion of the zombie genre for Bread Will Walk, where two young people are on the run from a comedic, starving mob, aims beyond engaging audiences to leave them pondering the impact of hunger itself in a world increasingly filled by the haves and have-nots. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025 Those labor market effects could exacerbate wealth inequality, by dividing the haves who capitalize on A.I. from the have-nots whose jobs cease to exist. Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 May 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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