riches
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of riches
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
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Ran economic blockades and encouraged American companies to treat the region’s riches, and its workers, like a cookie jar.
From Los Angeles Times
Many Venezuelans are hoping for a deliverance, but not, it seems, at the cost of selling off the country’s riches.
From Los Angeles Times
Like many in Venezuela, the 68-year-old expressed nostalgia for the heyday of the Caribbean country between the 1950s and 1970s, when it was flush with oil riches.
From Barron's
When finished, it will secure his reputation and bring him glory and riches, “the joy of lordliness, the majesty of the peaceful mind in the well-fed body.”
Caruso uses his riches, deep connections and billion-dollar smile to solve homelessness, housing affordability and how to get from the Westside to the Eastside in 20 minutes during Friday rush hour.
From Los Angeles Times
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