26984 words

wealth

6 definitions • 14 examples
1
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has:

Examples:

During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.
2
a large amount of something good:

Examples:

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.
Russia has a wealth of coal and timber.
3
a large amount of money and other valuable possessions:

Examples:

His wealth is so great that money doesn’t mean much to him.
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Examples:

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.
5
a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions that a person or a country owns:

Examples:

create/build/generate wealth Leaders in business must create wealth and jobs.
accrue/accumulate wealth Households accumulate wealth by spending less than they earn.
household/personal/private wealth His personal wealth is estimated at $7 billion.
oil/mineral/gas wealth Despite the country's oil wealth, most of its citizens live in poverty.
wealth creation/redistribution
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a large amount of something good:

Examples:

a wealth of data/detail/information The website gives a wealth of data on a company's stock.
He brings a wealth of industry experience to his new position.

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