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wealth

Meaning in simple English

US /wɛlθ/ · UK /welθ/

wealth means: A large amount of money, property, or other things worth money.

noun

RICHESB1

A large amount of money, property, or other things worth money.

  • His wealth came from farming.
  • She inherited most of her family's wealth.
  • The country's wealth is shared very unequally.

Similar words: riches, fortune

Opposites: poverty

Common phrases: great wealth, personal wealth, accumulate wealth

LARGE AMOUNTB2

A very large amount of something useful or good.

  • She has a wealth of experience.
  • The website provides a wealth of free resources.
  • We discovered a wealth of stories in those letters.

How to use it: a wealth of something (The library offers a wealth of information.)

Similar words: abundance, plenty

Opposites: lack, shortage

Common phrases: wealth of knowledge, wealth of information, wealth of experience

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