love of money, n.All

Love of money (n.) shows ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠in what upsets you most: its sufferer is more distressed by the vet's bill than by the dog.

Love of money (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠eagerness for actual coin — the sign of possession taking the place of the use of things, as a shoe is used not for walking but for selling.