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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When comparing personal wealth data with homeownership, a curious pattern emerges: Many states with high homeownership rates have lower income levels and vice versa.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 9 July 2024
The Sun Ra Arkestra, the ensemble Ra led for nearly 40 years until his death in 1993, was a big band in fact if not always in style, and Kronos has called in a wealth of collaborators to match Ra’s boisterous, galaxy-expanding sound.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 July 2024
This year’s Wimbledon has seen a wealth of British talent on display, from the tense match-up between Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie to Andy Murray’s emotional farewell to SW19.
—Vogue, 9 July 2024
The year’s best hotels in the Middle East and North Africa, as voted by Travel + Leisure readers, span five countries and nearly 4,000 miles — illustrating the wealth of experiences in this large and deeply diverse region.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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Samantha Delouya, CNN, 9 July 2024
The Sun Ra Arkestra, the ensemble Ra led for nearly 40 years until his death in 1993, was a big band in fact if not always in style, and Kronos has called in a wealth of collaborators to match Ra’s boisterous, galaxy-expanding sound.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 9 July 2024
This year’s Wimbledon has seen a wealth of British talent on display, from the tense match-up between Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie to Andy Murray’s emotional farewell to SW19.
—Vogue, 9 July 2024
The year’s best hotels in the Middle East and North Africa, as voted by Travel + Leisure readers, span five countries and nearly 4,000 miles — illustrating the wealth of experiences in this large and deeply diverse region.
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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