wealth
Americannoun
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a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches.
the wealth of a city.
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an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount.
a wealth of imagery.
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Economics.
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all things that have a monetary or exchange value.
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anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.
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rich or valuable contents or produce.
the wealth of the soil.
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the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence.
persons of wealth and standing.
- Antonyms:
- poverty
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Obsolete. happiness.
noun
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a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
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the state of being rich
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a great profusion
a wealth of gifts
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economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value
Other Word Forms
- overwealth noun
- wealthless adjective
Etymology
Origin of wealth
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English welth; equivalent to well 1 + -th 1; modeled on health
Example Sentences
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Banks and other firms are hungry to cater to family offices’ every need, while entrepreneurs and investment managers are clamoring to land a slice of these families’ immense wealth.
A wealth manager wrote that $140,000 a year means poverty in today’s America, sparking controversy.
From Los Angeles Times
And the increases in stock-market wealth stemming from the rally in shares of large, public companies accrue mostly to the rich.
It’s not unusual for staffers to share the wealth when a company is sold or enjoys a lucrative initial public offering.
This is, of course, reflective of the concentration of wealth in the small number of stocks that have performed very well, such as the group of megacap tech stocks known as the “Magnificent Seven.”
From MarketWatch
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