Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.
- v. third-person singular simple present indicative form of have.
Examples
“While premium content might work well in open-world multiplayer games, I can definitely understand the fear that separating the haves from the have-nots in a genre where equipment is king might create sincere and possibly viable concerns about game balance.”
“Marxists need classes to segregate the haves from the have-nots.”
“At many past NPT review conferences, the nuclear "have-nots" blasted the "haves" -- particularly the United States -- for moving too slowly on their pledge to disarm.”
The Washington Post: Obama administration discloses size of U.S. nuclear arsenal
“Long before the book closed on the last century it had become abundantly clear that in a global society the "haves" -- whether they were nations, institutions, or individuals -- could no longer play their roles from the sidelines.”
“I think of it as a gadget for the world's "haves" -- sort of like the iPhone.”
“It's about bigger stuff - long-suppressed grievances that lurk in leafy aspiring neighbourhoods among the "haves" - those who have to pay for their home, against the "have-nots", those whose rent is paid by the welfare system.”
“Over that same period, the cloud computing segment will undergo a culling process where cloud "haves" -- i.e., providers with strong or attractive visions -- vie to distinguish themselves from cloud "have-nots" (providers who haven't been able to effectively market their visions or whose visions simply aren't tenable).”
“There are four "haves" - Massillon, Perry, Northwest and Dalton - who sit with unblemished 2-0 records as Week Three commences this evening.”
“This is what separates the haves from the have not’s in today’s social media driven world.”
“It is like the difference between what Bush calls the haves and havemores.”
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