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Wealth - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Wealth : (noun)
1: 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" [syn: wealthiness] [ant:
poverty]
2: the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of
talent"
3: an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: riches]
4: property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an
exchange value
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Wealth : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Wealth : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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