WEALTH


Meaning of WEALTH in English

/ welθ; NAmE / noun

1.

[ U ] a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns :

a person of wealth and influence

His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.

the distribution of wealth in Britain

2.

[ U ] the state of being rich :

The purpose of industry is to create wealth.

Good education often depends on wealth.

3.

[ sing. ] wealth of sth a large amount of sth :

a wealth of information

The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job.

—compare richness

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English welthe , from well good or weal for the best of someone / something , on the pattern of health .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.