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Riches — may refer to:* Wealth * The Riches (television series) * Riches (surname) ** C. T. Hurry Riches, Locomotive Superintendent of the Rhymney Railway from 1906 ** Norman Vaughan Hurry Riches (1883 1975), Welsh cricketer ** Tom Hurry Riches,… … Wikipedia
Riches — Rich es, n. pl. [OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche rich, of German origin. See {Rich},a.] 1. That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence. [1913 Webster] Riches do not consist… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riches — index assets, cash, hoard, money, prosperity, substance (material possessions) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
riches — valued possessions, money, property, c.1200, modified from richesse (12c.), a singular form misunderstood as a plural, from O.Fr. richesse wealth, opulence, from riche. The O.Fr. suffix esse is from L. itia, added to adjectives to form nouns of… … Etymology dictionary
riches — [n] money and possessions abundance, affluence, assets, clover, fortune, gold, lap of luxury*, means, opulence, plenty, property, resources, richness, substance, treasure, wealth, worth; concepts 335,340,446,710 Ant. debt … New thesaurus
riches — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) material wealth. 2) valuable natural resources … English terms dictionary
riches — [rich′iz] pl.n. [ME sing. n. richess < OFr richesse < riche: see RICH] valuable possessions; much money, property, etc.; wealth … English World dictionary
Riches — This unusual and interesting surname has three origins; firstly, it may be of Old French origin, from a nickname for a wealthy person, deriving from the Middle English riche , a development of the Old French riche meaning rich, wealthy; the term… … Surnames reference
riches — rich|es [ rıtʃız ] noun plural MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) large amounts of money, property, or valuable and beautiful possessions: The promise of future riches draws many young people into professional sports. 2. ) a large supply of something valuable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
riches — UK [ˈrɪtʃɪz] / US noun [plural] mainly literary 1) large amounts of money, property, or valuable and beautiful possessions The promise of future riches draws many young people into professional sports. 2) a large supply of something valuable… … English dictionary
riches — n. to amass riches * * * [ rɪtʃɪz] to amass riches … Combinatory dictionary
