wealth ‧ y /ˈwelθi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative wealthier , superlative wealthiest )
1 . having a lot of money, possessions etc SYN rich
very/extremely/immensely/fabulously etc wealthy
He left as a poor, working class boy and returned as a wealthy man.
the wealthy nations of the world
2 . the wealthy [plural] people who have a lot of money, possessions etc
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THESAURUS
▪ rich having a lot of money – used about people and places:
She married a rich Greek shipowner.
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one of the world’s richest nations
▪ wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time:
wealthy landowners
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Orange County is a very wealthy area.
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a wealthy Arab businessman
▪ affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions:
today’s affluent society
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affluent young professionals
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an affluent suburb of Boston
▪ prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business:
Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.
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prosperous merchants and bankers
▪ well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably:
Her parents are pretty well-off.
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children from well-off families
▪ well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society:
Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.
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The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
▪ privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society:
He comes from a privileged background.
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The sport was only played by a privileged few.
▪ comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money:
I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
▪ be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich:
They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.
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Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.