1
: abundance of valuable material possessions or resources
2
: abundant supply : profusion
3
a
: all property that has a money value or an exchangeable value
b
: all material objects that have economic utility
especially
: the stock of useful goods having economic value in existence at any one time
national wealth
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Examples of wealth in a Sentence
a nation that has acquired great wealth
someone whose sole goal is the accumulation of wealth
Her personal wealth is estimated to be around $10 billion.
What percentage of the national wealth is spent on health care?
I was impressed by the wealth of choices.
Libraries offer a wealth of information.
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Late socialite and multi-hyphenate Gloria Vanderbilt was born into the uppermost echelons of American society during the 1920s, inheriting her family’s vast wealth and influence accumulated during the Gilded Age via the railroad and shipping industries.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the people involved on the Russian side was the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev, Witkoff told reporters on Wednesday.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Sun's defense argues that she has been unfairly targeted due to her wealth and ethnicity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Roughly the size of Western Europe, the war-riven country is endowed with vast mineral wealth, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan – both critical to the production of electronics.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
One of the people involved on the Russian side was the head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund chief Kirill Dmitriev, Witkoff told reporters on Wednesday.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Sun's defense argues that she has been unfairly targeted due to her wealth and ethnicity.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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