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  1. wantsnoun

    Plural form of want.

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  1. wants

    The idea of want can be examined from many perspectives. In secular societies want might be considered similar to the emotion desire, which can be studied scientifically through the disciplines of psychology or sociology. Want might also be examined in economics as a necessary ingredient in sustaining and perpetuating capitalist societies that are organised around principles like consumerism. Alternatively want can be studied in a non-secular, spiritual, moralistic or religious way, particularly by Buddhism but also Christianity, Islam and Judaism. In economics, a want is something that is desired. It is said that every person has unlimited wants, but limited resources (economics is based on the assumption that only limited resources are available to us). Thus, people cannot have everything they want and must look for the most affordable alternatives. Wants are often distinguished from needs. A need is something that is necessary for survival (such as food and shelter), whereas a want is simply something that a person would like to have. Some economists have rejected this distinction and maintain that all of these are simply wants, with varying levels of importance. By this viewpoint, wants and needs can be understood as examples of the overall concept of demand. Examples of wants that people would like to have is financial monitoring, saving time, higher paying job, more comfort, healthier diet, physical fitness, spirituality, friendship, companionship and safety.

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  1. wants

    Wants refer to the desires or preferences of individuals for certain goods, services, or experiences that are not necessary for survival, but rather contribute to their overall well-being and satisfaction. They represent the specific choices made by individuals based on their personal preferences or societal influences, and can vary from person to person or culture to culture. Wants are subjective and can include various material possessions, leisure activities, or intangible factors like status or recognition. Unlike needs, wants are not essential for basic survival, but they drive consumer behavior and influence economic activity.

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Wants' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1444

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Wants' in Written Corpus Frequency: #465

Anagrams for Wants »

  1. wanst

  2. wasn't

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Wants in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Wants in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Wants in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Pack:

    When God gives you so much potential but won't let you reach it, when you wanna move forward but the world won't let you, it's like swaying a bone in front of a dog, you know he wants it but you don't give it to him, you would rather tease him with it instead, it's just God's way, the world's way of being cruel to you and keeping you down.

  2. Anthony Marchese:

    The government wants to know how much of these minerals we could eventually be producing, and how soon.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    Fine. Better than the interfering in foreign affairs, if he wants to tweet about me than I am happy to be the diversion because we have lot of things to worry about. He should worry less about the election and my winning the popular vote than doing some other things that would be important for the country.

  4. Keith Pitt:

    The future of this crucial industry will be decided by The Australian government, not a foreign body that wants to shut it down costing thousands of jobs and billions of export dollars for our economy.

  5. Lauren Carleton:

    He is open-minded, and never wants to push his agenda on students; he pushes students to be critical thinkers and open-minded. That was my experience.

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