noun
1 money, property, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , fabulous , great , immense , incredible , tremendous , unimaginable , unprecedented , untold , vast
▪
It is a country of fabulous ~.
▪ growing , increasing
▪ relative
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the relative ~ of the nation
▪ economic , financial , material , mineral , natural
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The country's strong economy was built on its mineral ~.
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The region possesses a vast natural ~, particularly of timber.
▪ oil
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the great oil ~ of the region
▪ net
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The average family increased its net ~ by 50% between 1989 and 2001.
▪ corporate , national , personal , private
▪ household ( esp. AmE )
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Rising employment and household ~ are bolstering spending.
▪ family , inherited
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a tax on inherited ~
▪ new-found
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She wants to protect their new-found ~.
▪ instant
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the pursuit of instant ~
▪ new
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the kind of capital that generates new ~
▪ accumulated
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the accumulated ~ from his business
▪ total
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the total ~ of the global economy
VERB + WEALTH
▪ have , possess
▪ accumulate , achieve , acquire , amass , build , gain , increase
▪ inherit
▪ lose
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He lost his ~ through poor investment.
▪ transfer
▪ create , generate , produce
▪ distribute , share , spread
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He has no family with whom he can share his ~.
▪ concentrate
▪ display , flaunt
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He's never flaunted his ~.
▪ enjoy
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She enjoys enormous ~ and material pleasures.
PHRASES
▪ a distribution of ~ , a redistribution of ~
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a redistribution of ~ through taxation
2 a wealth of a lot of
ADJECTIVE
▪ enormous , great , immense , incredible , tremendous , whole
VERB + A WEALTH OF
▪ have
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Switzerland has an enormous ~ of beautiful old buildings.
▪ offer , provide
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The website provides a ~ of information.
▪ bring
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He brings a ~ of experience to the cooperative.
▪ contain
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This chapter contains a ~ of information in a very concise form.
PREPOSITION
▪ of … ~
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She is a woman of untold ~.