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

He has ploughed some of those riches into a European venture capital firm, which has backed firms such as Germany's Helsing, which develops weapons systems powered by artificial intelligence.

From BBC

At the time, Sheinbaum's response was that "Mexico must be respected, especially by its trading partners", and that Canada "could only wish they had the cultural riches that Mexico has".

From BBC

Isak, understandably, was some way from his best but showed enough in 58 minutes to give a golden hint to what riches his future may offer.

From BBC

After all, Deen could’ve avoided all of this by simply settling the lawsuit up front, which members of her team begged her to do, and only taken a cool $1.25 million hit from her riches.

From Salon

The Heritage American movement maintains that those Americans whose ancestors have been here for generations are more deserving of this nation’s riches than those of us whose families came over within living memory.

From Los Angeles Times

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