English Dictionary
Definition of “wealth”
wealth (wɛlθ
)
Definitions
noun
- a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
- the state of being rich
- a great profusion ⇒
a wealth of gifts
- economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value
Alternative Forms
ˈwealthless adjective Word Origin
C13 welthe, from weal²; related to wellC13 from ²; related to 1
Synonyms
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=
riches,
fortune,
prosperity,
affluence,
goods,
means,
money,
funds,
property,
cash,
resources,
substance,
possessions,
big money,
big bucks,
opulence,
top dollar,
megabucks,
lucre,
wonga,
pelf,
=
abundance,
store,
plenty,
richness,
bounty,
profusion,
fullness,
cornucopia,
plenitude,
copiousness,
Quotations
"In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing"
Anatole France"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God"
Bible: St. Mark"I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice"
Edward Moore
Translations
- British English:
wealth
Wealth is a large amount of money or property owned by someone, or the possession of it.His own wealth increased.wɛlθ NOUN His own wealth increased.
- Spanish:
riqueza
nf
- French:
richesse
nf
- German:
Reichtum
nm Reichtümer
- Chinese: 财富 n
- Arabic: ثَرْوَة n
- Portuguese: riqueza nf
- Russian: богатство nnt
- Croatian: bogatstvo nf
- Czech: bohatství nnt
- Danish: rigdom nutr
- Dutch: rijkdom nm
- Finnish: vauraus n
- Greek: πλούτος nm
- Italian: ricchezze npl
- Japanese: 富裕 n
- Korean: 부 n
- Norwegian: rikdom nm
- Polish: bogactwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: riqueza nf
- European Spanish:
riqueza
nf
- Swedish: förmögenhet nutr
- Thai: ความร่ำรวยมั่งคั่ง n
- Turkish: varlık n
- Vietnamese: sự giàu có n
Usage examples
The maid was found floating face down in the lagoon and an Armenian businessman's wealth was redistributed by a car bomb in Abidjan.
Robert Wilson, INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)He wished to give them responsibility and wealth before he died, not after.
Country Life (2005)The Maoists exert de-facto control in parts of Nepal's impoverished countryside, where they have promised radical redistribution of wealth.
Irish Times (2002)High growth up to then had accumulated huge wealth in the country, which was channelled into a property bubble.
Glasgow Herald (2001)As the accumulation of wealth became a sign of strength, natural resources became a commodity.
Amoda, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)
