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/ ˈrɪtʃ ɪz / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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plural noun abundant and valuable possessions; wealth.
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; see rich) +
-esse -ess
Words nearby riches rich as Croesus, Richelieu, Richelieu, Cardinal, Richelieu River, richen, riches , Richet, Richfield, Richie, Richier, Richland
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British Dictionary definitions for riches pl n wealth; an abundance of money, valuable possessions, or property
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