Meaning of the word materialistic in English

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materialistic

US /məˌtɪr.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
UK /məˌtɪr.i.əˈlɪs.tɪk/
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Adjective

1.

excessively concerned with material possessions and wealth rather than with spiritual or intellectual matters

Example:
He became very materialistic after he started earning a lot of money.
Our society has become increasingly materialistic.
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