WEALTH


Meaning of WEALTH in English

ˈwelth also -ltth noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English welthe, from wele weal

1. obsolete : weal , welfare , good , happiness

let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth — I Cor 10:24 (Authorized Version)

2. : large possessions : abundance of things that are objects of human desire : abundance of worldly estate : affluence , riches

3. : abundant supply : large accumulation

piles up a great wealth of detail to show — Ruth Moore

wealth of original documents

: profusion

wealth of curly black hair

described with a wealth of examples

4.

a. : all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value

money, wealth , possessions, and particularly the accumulation, retention, and use of them, are the distinguishing mark of the middle classes — Ray Lewis & Angus Maude

slaves … were a wealth to be squandered without limit to make more wealth — Marjory S. Douglas

b. : all material objects that have economic utility ; especially : the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time

national wealth

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