Meaning of WEALTH
| Pronunciation: | | welth
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- [n] the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent"
- [n] property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value
- [n] an abundance of material possessions and resources
- [n] the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
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| | Synonyms: | | riches, wealthiness |
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| | Antonyms: | | impoverishment, poorness, poverty | | |
| | See Also: | | abundance, affluence, belongings, circumstances, copiousness, economic condition, financial condition, gold, hoarded wealth, holding, luxuriousness, luxury, mammon, material possession, material resource, money, opulence, property, richness, silver spoon, sufficiency, sumptuousness, teemingness, treasure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Wealth\, n. (Econ.)
(a) In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money
value.
(b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material
objects, which have economic utility.
(c) Specif. called {personal wealth}. Those energies,
faculties, and habits directly contributing to make
people industrially efficient.
\Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde
luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.]
1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek
his own, but every man another's wealth.'' --1 Cor. x. 24.
2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which
are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly
estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
I have little wealth to lose. --Shak.
Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.
--Dryden.
Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing
else. --F. A.
Walker.
{Active wealth}. See under {Active}.
Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are wealthy means vitality and zest leading to your success.
Seeing others wealthy indicates that your friends will be supportive in your times of need. |
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| | Definition: | | the accumulation of material objects that have value within a society. |
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