New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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|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
