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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wealth /wɛlθ/USA pronunciation n. - Business[uncountable] a great deal of money, property, or possessions.
- a large amount of something;
an abundance:[countable]a wealth of information.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wealth (welth),USA pronunciation n. - Businessa great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:the wealth of a city.
- an abundance or profusion of anything;
plentiful amount:a wealth of imagery. - Business[Econ.]
- all things that have a monetary or exchange value.
- anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.
- rich or valuable contents or produce:the wealth of the soil.
- the state of being rich;
prosperity;
affluence:persons of wealth and standing. - [Obs.]happiness.
- 1200–50; Middle English welth (see well1, -th1); modeled on health
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged richness, amplitude, fullness.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged a. possessions, assets, goods, property, money.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged opulence, fortune.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged poverty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wealth /wɛlθ/ n - a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
- the state of being rich
- a great profusion: a wealth of gifts
- all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value
Etymology: 13th Century welthe, from weal²; related to well1 |