wealth W3 /welθ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: weal 'good condition of life, prosperity' (11-19 centuries) , from Old English wela ]
1 . [uncountable] a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns:
The country’s wealth comes from its oil.
the distribution of wealth (=the way wealth is divided among the people of a country or society)
The purpose of industry is to create wealth.
2 . a wealth of something a lot of something useful or good:
There is a wealth of information available about pregnancy and birth.