Plutus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Plutus
from Greek ploutos wealth
Example Sentences
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Soon, they’ll be begging Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, to intervene.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2017
Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, did not have an easy life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2010
As the myth goes, Plutus wanted to grant riches only to the "the just, the wise, the men of ordered life."
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2010
Plutus with golden hoof is trampling on your land-marks.
From Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by 'A Pakeha Maori'
Now the reign of Plutus had set in, as far as Lance and his companion were concerned.
From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf
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