wealth (w lth)n. 1. a. An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches. b. The state of being rich; affluence. 2. All goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use. 3. A great amount; a profusion: a wealth of advice. [Middle English welthe, from wele, from Old English wela; see wel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
wealth [wɛlθ]
n
1. (Economics) a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
2. (Economics) the state of being rich
3. a great profusion a wealth of gifts
4. (Economics) Economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value
[C13 welthe, from weal2; related to well1]
wealthless adj
Wealth a large possession; a great amount.
Examples: wealth of antiquity, 1697; of feeling; of information; of knowledge; of learning; of inarticulate speech, 1874; of wit, 1596; of words, 1850.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wealth - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"financial condition - the condition of (corporate or personal) finances affluence, richness - abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty" inherited wealth - wealth that is inherited rather than earned mammon - wealth regarded as an evil influence sufficiency - sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency" impoverishment, poorness, poverty - the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions |
| 2. |  wealth - the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" | |
| 3. |  wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resourcesmaterial resource - assets in the form of material possessions gold - great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson hoarded wealth, treasure - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies" | |
| 4. |  wealth - property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange valuebelongings, property, holding - something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; money - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate" |
wealth
noun
1. riches, fortune, prosperity, affluence, goods, means, money, funds, property, cash, resources, substance, possessions, big money, big bucks (informal, chiefly U.S.), opulence, top dollar (informal), megabucks (U.S. & Canad. slang), lucre, wonga (slang), pelf The discovery of oil brought untold wealth to the island.
riches poverty, deprivation, penury, destitution, indigence
riches poverty, deprivation, penury, destitution, indigence
Related words
like plutomania
like plutomania
Quotations
"In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing" [Anatole France L'Île des pingouins]
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" Bible: St. Mark
"I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice" [Edward Moore The Gamester]
"In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing" [Anatole France L'Île des pingouins]
"It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God" Bible: St. Mark
"I am rich beyond the dreams of avarice" [Edward Moore The Gamester]
Translations
wealth [welθ]
A. N
1. (lit) → riqueza f
for all his wealth → a pesar de su riqueza
the country's mineral wealth → las riquezas minerales del país
for all his wealth → a pesar de su riqueza
the country's mineral wealth → las riquezas minerales del país
2. (fig) (= abundance) → abundancia f (of de) the report provides a wealth of detail/new information → el informe contiene una abundancia de detalles/de información nueva
B. CPD wealth tax N → impuesto m sobre el patrimonio
wealth [wɛlθ] n (money, resources) → ricchezza, ricchezze fpl (fig) (abundance) wealth (of) → dovizia or abbondanza (di)
wealth [wɛlθ] n (money, resources) → ricchezza, ricchezze fpl (fig) (abundance) wealth (of) → dovizia or abbondanza (di)
wealth [wɛlθ] n (money, resources) → ricchezza, ricchezze fpl (fig) (abundance) wealth (of) → dovizia or abbondanza (di)
n wealth [welθ]
1 riches He is a man of great wealth. rykdom غِنى، ثَرْوَه богатство bohatství rigdom; formue der Reichtum πλούτος fortuna, riqueza jõukus ثروت varallisuus fortune עוֹשֶר धन-दौलत bogatstvo gazdagság kekayaan auður, ríkidæmi ricchezza 富 부(富) turtas bagātība[] harta benda rijkdom rikdom, velstand bogactwo riqueza bogăţie, avere богатство bohatstvo bogastvo bogatstvo rikedom, förmögenhet ความร่ำรวย varlık, zenginlik 財富 багатство دولت sự giàu có 财富
2 a great quantity (of) a wealth of information. rykdom, oorvloed كَميَّةٌ كبيرَه изобилие záplava et væld af der Reichtum πληθώρα abundancia küllus دارايي runsaus abondance שֶפָע प्रचुरता bogatstvo, velika količina bőség banyak gnægð ricchezza 豊富 풍부 gausybė daudzums kekayaan schat vell, store mengder obfitość riqueza avalanşă, abundenţă обилие záplava obilica izobilje stor mängd, uppsjö ความมั่งคั่ง bolluk, çokluk 大量 достаток; велика кількість بہت زیادہ sự phong phú 大量
adj wealthy
having much money and/or many possessions; rich She is a wealthy young widow. ryk غَني، ثَري богат bohatý rig reich πλούσιος rico jõukas ثروتمند varakas riche עָשִיר धनी bogat gazdag kaya auðugur, ríkur ricco 富んだ 부유한 turtingas bagāts kaya rijk rik, velstående bogaty rico bogat богатый bohatý premožen bogat rik, förmögen ร่ำรวย zengin, varlıklı 富有的 багатий, заможний امیر giàu có 富有的
wealth → ثروة bohatství rigdom Reichtum πλούτος riqueza vauraus richesse bogatstvo ricchezze 富裕 부 rijkdom rikdom bogactwo riqueza богатство förmögenhet ความร่ำรวยมั่งคั่ง varlık sự giàu có 财富
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