Wealth

Word WEALTH
Character 6
Hyphenation wealth
Pronunciations /wɛlθ/

Definitions and meanings of "Wealth"

What do we mean by wealth?

An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches. noun

The state of being rich; affluence. noun

Goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use. noun

A great amount; a profusion. noun

Weal; prosperity; well-being; happiness; joy. noun

Riches; valuable material possessions; that which serves, or the aggregate of those things which serve, a useful or desired purpose, and cannot be acquired without a sacrifice of labor, capital, or time; especially, large possessions; abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence. noun

Affluence; profusion; abundance. noun

Synonyms Affluence, Riches, etc. Sec opulence. noun

Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. noun

Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches. noun

In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money value. noun

In the public sense, all objects, esp. material objects, which have economic utility. noun

Those energies, faculties, and habits directly contributing to make people industrially efficient. noun

See under Active. noun

Weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy. noun

Riches; valuable material possessions. noun

A great amount; an abundance or plenty. noun

Power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money. noun

Riches; valuable material possessions.

A great amount; an abundance or plenty.

Prosperity; well-being; happiness.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wealth

The word "wealth" in example sentences

He shows very clearly, according to my notion, that the mere possession of things, or of money, is not wealth, but that _wealth consists in the possession of things useful to us_. ❋ John Spargo (1921)

As for the comment on wealth, and leaving aside the question of *wealth*, we have so much of it that the choices you mention are not choices at all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Which leads to the wonderful value system wherein wealth is proof of moral value. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The mere use of any of the material products of labour, which we term wealth, can never in itself produce that decay, physical or mental, which precedes the downfall of great civilised nations. ❋ Unknown (2003)

They arrived, finally, and this time John understood what the word wealth really meant. ❋ Mark Fisher (1996)

I know that sometimes political economists confuse their readers and themselves by a loose use of the term wealth, including in it many things which have nothing at all to do with economics. ❋ John Spargo (1921)

We have seen that the term wealth, rightly understood, means the fruit of the time-binding work of humanity. ❋ Alfred Korzybski (1914)

So that, in sum, the term wealth is never to be attached to the ❋ John Ruskin (1859)

When I use the term wealth as applied to any bush-settler, it is of course only comparatively; but Jenny was anxious to obtain a place with settlers who enjoyed a small income independent of their forest means. ❋ Susanna Moodie (1844)

The term wealth inequality refers to the unequal distribution of financial assets among a group of people. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The term wealth creator has been widely used in recent years, but often refers to totally illusory wealth that is creamed off and turned into hard cash and enjoyed by the so called creator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It seems the distribution of our wealth is all the dems want to talk about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because they realize that the true source of their wealth is our society and civilization which, as Oliver Wendell Holmes noted, is paid for by taxes. tsg says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the ❋ Unknown (2010)

Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong it's reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money-power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.” — ❋ Unknown (2010)

"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causesme to tremble for the safety of my country … … Corporation have been enthronedand an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endevor to prolong it's regn by working upon the prejudices of the people until all the wealth is aggregated in afew hands and the republic is destroyed." ❋ Unknown (2008)

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