riches

[ rich-iz ]

plural noun

1. abundant and valuable possessions; wealth.

riches

/ ˈrɪtʃɪz /

plural noun

1. wealth; an abundance of money, valuable possessions, or property

Word History and Origins

Origin of riches¹

1175–1225; Middle English, plural of Middle English riche wealth, power ( Old English rīce power, rule; cognate with German Reich realm); confused with Middle English richesse wealth < Old French, equivalent to riche wealthy (< Germanic; rich ) + -esse -ess

Example Sentences

The winning lottery numbers and foretold riches never arrived.

From The Daily Beast

Her riches were in the love her family held for her and she held for her family.

From The Daily Beast

In Ireland, the name of Sean Quinn will be forever linked in the public mind as the ultimate cautionary tale of riches to rags.

From The Daily Beast

For every story of rags to riches, there is another of riches to rags.

From The Daily Beast

But even in the New World, there are still archaeological riches to be plundered.

From The Daily Beast

The riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus all about us is the moving and shifting spectacle of riches and poverty, side by side, inextricable.

From Project Gutenberg

The high rank, the great riches of his father he rather implied than definitely mentioned.

From Project Gutenberg

The view of riches which socialists and suchlike people profess to take is entirely ill-considered.

From Project Gutenberg

Banquets and feasting offered little attraction to the hero, and he despised riches and rank.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abundance
• richness
• treasure
• wealth