Addiction

Post date: Mar 26, 2016 9:45:0 PM

n. 

1. condition characterized by having spent money on an item or service. (idiomatic: addiction to qqch, to have an addiction)

Ex. You have an addiction to food!

2. the object of the aforementioned mental state.

Ex.  How many addictions do you have?

(Related forms: adj. addicted, adj. addictive, n. addict, v. archaic addictify)

(not to be confused with obsession)