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wealth noun [ wɛlθ ]

• an abundance of valuable possessions or money.
• "he used his considerable wealth to bribe officials"
Similar: affluence, prosperity, opulence, riches, means, substance, luxury, well-being, plenty, deep pockets, Mammon, money, cash, lucre, capital, principal, treasure, fortune, finance, assets, possessions, resources, effects, goods, funds, valuables, property, stock, reserves, securities, holdings, belongings, chattels, ill-gotten gains, wherewithal, dough, bread, pelf,
Opposite: poverty, privation,
• a plentiful supply of a particular desirable thing.
• "the tables and maps contain a wealth of information"
Similar: abundance, profusion, plethora, mine, store, treasury, copiousness, plenitude, amplitude, bounty, cornucopia, lot, load, heap, mass, pile, mountain, ocean, sea, stack, ton, shedload, swag, shitload, assload,
Opposite: dearth, lack,
• well-being.
Origin: Middle English welthe, from well1 or weal2, on the pattern of health .


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