wealth

[ welth ]

noun

1. a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches:

   the wealth of a city.

2. an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount:

   a wealth of imagery.

   Synonyms: fullness, richness, amplitude

3. Economics.
   1. all things that have a monetary or exchange value.
   2. anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.
4. rich or valuable contents or produce:

   the wealth of the soil.

5. the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence:

   persons of wealth and standing.

   Synonyms: fortune, opulence

   Antonyms: poverty

6. Obsolete. happiness.

wealth

/ wɛlθ /

noun

1. a large amount of money and valuable material possessions
2. the state of being rich
3. a great profusion

   a wealth of gifts

4. economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value

Derived Forms

• ˈwealthless, adjective

Other Words From

• wealthless adjective
• over·wealth noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English welth; equivalent to well ¹ + -th ¹; modeled on health

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

C13 welthe, from weal ²; related to well ¹

Example Sentences

Others say the farmers are a noisy, well-organised lobby group seeking to shield their often considerable wealth and perpetuate a privilege to the exclusion of others.

From BBC

But Monaco is Monaco - it has a unique position in that its glamour, location, wealth and history epitomise everything F1 wants to be seen to be.

From BBC

“It proves that as Indigenous people, we have been thriving on this land long enough to share the wealth with others.”

From Science Magazine

Despite Gabon’s oil wealth and vast forests, one third of its 2.4 million people live below the poverty line, according to the UN.

From BBC

Oil revenue accounts for nearly 90% of Nigeria’s export earnings but a relatively small number of business people and politicians have gorged themselves on the oil wealth.

From BBC

Related Words

• abundance
• affluence
• cash
• property
• prosperity
• revenue
• riches
• richness
• security
• treasure
• worth