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单词 wealthy
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Definition of wealthy in English:

wealthy

adjectivewealthiest, wealthier ˈwɛlθiˈwɛlθi
  • Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich.

    the wealthy nations of the world
    the burden of taxation on the wealthy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are a lot of wealthy people who work in Leeds and Bradford and live in Craven and we are calling on them to help.
    • Under this President, he said, the tax burden of the wealthy has gone down and that of the middle class has gone up.
    • Never even having owned a house in his life, Stewart became a very wealthy man overnight.
    • There are very few wealthy countries that are not also stable liberal democracies.
    • The rich are almost obscenely wealthy, while the poor live in shocking conditions.
    • Mirrors used to be an extremely expensive accessory, only affordable by the wealthy.
    • It is great if you are wealthy enough to be able to afford to send your children to an independent school.
    • She died a wealthy woman, leaving her money to religious institutions and charities.
    • Now lives will be lost unless wealthy nations are prepared to act on a larger scale than ever before.
    • His grandmother was a wealthy lady who lived in Hull and originally bought the paintings.
    • So there you have it: an extremely wealthy young man spends a lot of money at the bookies.
    • The son of a wealthy Greek businessman, he expected his command to be instantly obeyed.
    • There is not a great deal America, or other countries of the wealthy west, can do about this.
    • Now the losses are enormous and you'd have to be seriously wealthy to cover them.
    • The wealthy would rather spend their money on a good tax accountant than give it to the chancellor.
    • The level of public support for the arts is much lower than it is in other wealthy nations.
    • Most of us here are from an incredibly privileged section of a very wealthy nation.
    • However, there is bad news for wealthy families who use trusts to shelter assets from tax.
    • Some of the middlemen did become wealthy, but they lived and spent their money in the towns.
    • Considering how much they ate, it is a wonder wealthy Victorians were not all huge.
    Synonyms
    rich, affluent, moneyed, cash rich, well off, with deep pockets, well-to-do, prosperous, comfortable, opulent, propertied, of means, of substance, in clover, plutocratic
    North American silk-stocking
    British informal minted
    informal well heeled, rolling in it/money, in the money, made of money, filthy rich, stinking rich, loaded, flush, on easy street, quids in, worth a packet/bundle
    Australian/New Zealand informal financial
    informal, dated oofy

Derivatives

  • wealthily

  • adverb ˈwɛlθɪliˈwɛlθəli
    • Some are wealthily dressed, expressing their opinions in conversation with other people.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He spied a wealthily dressed man in the crowd and tapped on his son's shoulder.
      • George Taille du Voltaire was a man who had everything, a young girl who he knew would grow in beauty and marry wealthily, a wonderful, a beautiful wife that he loved, and money to support three generations.

Rhymes

healthy, stealthy
 
 

Definition of wealthy in US English:

wealthy

adjectiveˈwelTHēˈwɛlθi
  • Having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich.

    the wealthy nations of the world
    the burden of taxation on the wealthy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The rich are almost obscenely wealthy, while the poor live in shocking conditions.
    • Considering how much they ate, it is a wonder wealthy Victorians were not all huge.
    • Mirrors used to be an extremely expensive accessory, only affordable by the wealthy.
    • Some of the middlemen did become wealthy, but they lived and spent their money in the towns.
    • So there you have it: an extremely wealthy young man spends a lot of money at the bookies.
    • The wealthy would rather spend their money on a good tax accountant than give it to the chancellor.
    • There is not a great deal America, or other countries of the wealthy west, can do about this.
    • The level of public support for the arts is much lower than it is in other wealthy nations.
    • Most of us here are from an incredibly privileged section of a very wealthy nation.
    • It is great if you are wealthy enough to be able to afford to send your children to an independent school.
    • His grandmother was a wealthy lady who lived in Hull and originally bought the paintings.
    • Now the losses are enormous and you'd have to be seriously wealthy to cover them.
    • There are very few wealthy countries that are not also stable liberal democracies.
    • Now lives will be lost unless wealthy nations are prepared to act on a larger scale than ever before.
    • Never even having owned a house in his life, Stewart became a very wealthy man overnight.
    • The son of a wealthy Greek businessman, he expected his command to be instantly obeyed.
    • Under this President, he said, the tax burden of the wealthy has gone down and that of the middle class has gone up.
    • She died a wealthy woman, leaving her money to religious institutions and charities.
    • There are a lot of wealthy people who work in Leeds and Bradford and live in Craven and we are calling on them to help.
    • However, there is bad news for wealthy families who use trusts to shelter assets from tax.
    Synonyms
    rich, affluent, moneyed, cash rich, well off, with deep pockets, well-to-do, prosperous, comfortable, opulent, propertied, of means, of substance, in clover, plutocratic
 
 
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