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wealth

[ welth ]

noun

  1. a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:

    the wealth of a city.

  2. an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount:

    a wealth of imagery.

    Synonyms: fullness, richness, amplitude

  3. Economics.
    1. all things that have a monetary or exchange value.
    2. anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.
  4. rich or valuable contents or produce:

    the wealth of the soil.

  5. the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence:

    persons of wealth and standing.

    Synonyms: fortune, opulence

    Antonyms: poverty

  6. Obsolete. happiness.


wealth

/ wɛlθ /

noun

  1. a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
  2. the state of being rich
  3. a great profusion

    a wealth of gifts

  4. economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈwealthless, adjective
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Other Words From

  • wealthless adjective
  • over·wealth noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English welth; equivalent to well 1 + -th 1; modeled on health
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth1

C13 welthe, from weal ²; related to well 1

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