Dives

American  

[dahy-veez] / ˈdaɪ viz /

noun

1. the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.

2. any rich man.

---

Dives British  

/ ˈdaɪviːz /

noun

1. a rich man in the parable in Luke 16:19–31

2. a very rich man

---

Etymology

Origin of Dives

From the Latin word dīves rich, rich man

Example Sentences

A new team of Indonesian scientists is now surveying its biodiversity, including with submersible dives that put the researchers right into the environment they are studying.

From Barron's

The top researcher’s actual title is global embodied AI strategist, but regardless, the role is a first for the bank as it dives deeper into the boom in private markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

She dives into stories across sectors and geographies, stretching from financial and corporate topics to geopolitics and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

The role is a first for Morgan Stanley as it dives deeper into the boom in private markets, an increasingly lucrative area across Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal

He drank tall glasses of orange juice in seedy dives as he infiltrated an underworld of bank-robbing clowns and bird-obsessed mobsters.

From Salon