haves

Etymology

From have +‎ -s, from Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p-. See have for details.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hævz/
• Rhymes: -ævz

Noun

haves pl (plural only)

1. The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have-nots.

Verb

haves

1. (nonstandard) third-person singular simple present indicative of have

Anagrams

• shave, sheva

Etymology 1

See hav.

Etymology 2

See have.

Etymology 3

See have.

Verb

haves

1. present passive of hava