wealth
- noun1 money, property, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enormous, fabulous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous, unimaginable, unprecedented, untold, vast▪
It is a country of fabulous wealth.
▪ growing, increasing▪ relative▪the relative wealth of the nation
▪ economic, financial, material, mineral, natural▪The country's strong economy was built on its mineral wealth.
▪The region possesses a vast natural wealth, particularly of timber.
▪ oil▪the great oil wealth of the region
▪ net▪The average family increased its net wealth by 50% between 1989 and 2001.
▪ corporate, national, personal, private▪ household (esp. AmE)▪Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending.
▪ family, inherited▪a tax on inherited wealth
▪ new-found▪She wants to protect their new-found wealth.
▪ instant▪the pursuit of instant wealth
▪ new▪the kind of capital that generates new wealth
▪ accumulated▪the accumulated wealth from his business
▪ total▪the total wealth of the global economy
VERB + WEALTH▪ have, possess▪ accumulate, achieve, acquire, amass, build, gain, increase▪ inherit▪ lose▪He lost his wealth through poor investment.
▪ transfer▪ create, generate, produce▪ distribute, share, spread▪He has no family with whom he can share his wealth.
▪ concentrate▪ display, flaunt▪He's never flaunted his wealth.
▪ enjoy▪She enjoys enormous wealth and material pleasures.
PHRASES▪ a distribution of wealth, a redistribution of wealth▪a redistribution of wealth through taxation
2 a wealth of a lot ofADJECTIVE▪ enormous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous, wholeVERB + A WEALTH OF▪ have▪Switzerland has an enormous wealth of beautiful old buildings.
▪ offer, provide▪The website provides a wealth of information.
▪ bring▪He brings a wealth of experience to the cooperative.
▪ contain▪This chapter contains a wealth of information in a very concise form.
PREPOSITION▪ of … wealth▪She is a woman of untold wealth.
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wealth — [welθ] noun [uncountable] a large amount of money or valuable possessions: • Colombia s economy needn t rely solely on its mineral wealth. • The legislation is designed to give American firms the ability to generate wealth from overseas… … Financial and business terms
wealth — [ welθ ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a large amount of money and other valuable things: They used some of their wealth to build magnificent town halls. People acquired wealth in the form of goods or animals. a ) the state of being rich: He had an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wealth´i|ly — wealth|y «WEHL thee», adjective, wealth|i|er, wealth|i|est, noun. –adj. 1. having wealth; rich: »a very wealthy man, a wealthy country. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
Wealth|y — «WEHL thee», adjective, wealth|i|er, wealth|i|est, noun. –adj. 1. having wealth; rich: »a very wealthy man, a wealthy country. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
Wealth — Wealth, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.] [1913 Webster] 1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] Let no man seek his own, but every man another s wealth. 1 Cor. x. 24. [1913 Webster] 2. Large possessions; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wealth — W3 [welθ] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: weal good condition of life, prosperity (11 19 centuries), from Old English wela] 1.) [U] a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns ▪ The country s wealth comes from its oil. ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wealth — [welth] n. [ME welthe, wealth, happiness: see WEAL2 & TH1] 1. a) much money or property; great amount of worldly possessions; riches b) the state of having much money or property; affluence [a person of wealth] … English World dictionary
wealth — index assets, boom (prosperity), economy (economic system), effects, finance, income, means (funds) … Law dictionary
wealth — mid 13c., happiness, also prosperity in abundance of possessions or riches, from M.E. wele well being (see WEAL (Cf. weal) (1)) on analogy of HEALTH (Cf. health) … Etymology dictionary
wealth — [n] money, resources abundance, affluence, assets, belongings, bounty, cache, capital, cash, clover*, commodities, copiousness, cornucopia, dough*, estate, fortune, funds, gold, goods, hoard, holdings, lap of luxury*, long green*, lucre,… … New thesaurus
wealth — ► NOUN 1) an abundance of valuable possessions or money. 2) the state of being rich. 3) an abundance or profusion of something desirable. ORIGIN from WELL(Cf. ↑well) or WEAL(Cf. ↑weal), on the pattern of health … English terms dictionary
