PHILARGYRY

PRONUNCIATION: (fil-ARJ-uh-ree)

MEANING: noun: The love of money; greed.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek phil- (love) + argyros (silver). Ultimately from the Indo-European root arg- (to shine; white) that is also the source of argue (from Latin arguere, to make clear), argillaceous (clayey), and French argent (money). The word also appears in the chemical symbol for silver (Ag) and in the name of the country Argentina (where flows Rio de la Plata, Spanish for “river of silver”). Earliest documented use: 1529.
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PHIL-ARMY RY. - train taking fans from Philadelphia to West Point

PHILARGYRO - pile the makings into our submarine sandwich at that stand next to the Liberty Bell

CHILARGYRY - ...keep the sandwiches in the refrigerator till we get there