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单词 riches
释义

riches

plural noun

rich·​es ˈri-chəz How to pronounce riches (audio)
: things that make one rich : wealth

Synonyms

  • assets
  • capital
  • fortune
  • means
  • opulence
  • substance
  • wealth
  • wherewithal
  • worth
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Ramirez had been credited in his old Monterey County district for helping improve test scores, and 209 Times published a glowing account of his rags-to-riches rise from picking strawberries to earning a graduate degree at Harvard. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of billions of euros in one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories in Italy’s post-war economic recovery. Reuters, CNN, 27 June 2022 Partly raised in an orphanage, Del Vecchio’s rags-to-riches story mirrored Italy’s own recovery after World War Two. Reuters, NBC News, 27 June 2022 Readers are presented with a succession of rags-to-riches stories, starting with that of Akhtar’s father, a Pakistani immigrant and cardiologist who claims to have treated Trump himself. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 In contrast with the rags-to-riches mythology, a more systematic look at the data shows that low-income immigrants do not tend to catch up to nonimmigrant income levels in their lifetimes. Michael Luca, Washington Post, 10 June 2022 McGrath was a unique figure in mid-century popular culture — a rags-to-riches bon vivant who entered the music business when Atlantic founder Ahmet Ertegun decided to give him his own label, Clean Records. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2022 And none is more powerful than the rags-to-riches tale of Rich Strike, who stunned the Kentucky Derby field at 81-1 with an epic late surge. Stephen Edelson, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 KGF Chapter 2 traces the rags-to-riches story of Rocky who fights his battle alone and rises to rule the biggest gold fields in India. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, singular or plural, from richesse wealth, from Anglo-French richesce, from riche rich, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English rīce rich

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

riches

noun plural

rich·​es ˈri-chəz How to pronounce riches (audio)
: things that make someone rich

riches

plural noun

as in wealth
the total of one's money and property industrialists who had amassed riches of a magnitude that few had dreamed possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • wealth
  • assets
  • money
  • capital
  • fortune
  • funds
  • possessions
  • things
  • opulence
  • worth
  • prosperity
  • holdings
  • means
  • resources
  • savings
  • success
  • substance
  • effects
  • finances
  • abundance
  • belongings
  • wherewithal
  • affluence
  • property
  • treasure
  • wallet
  • chattels
  • valuables
  • acquisition
  • treasury
  • bankroll
  • paraphernalia
  • deep pockets
  • personal property
  • accession
  • personalty
  • reserve
  • nest egg

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • debts
  • liabilities
  • indebtedness
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