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Grammar : Noun
Spell : welth
Phonetic Transcription : wɛlθ



Definition of wealth

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "happiness," also "prosperity in abundance of possessions or riches," from Middle English wele "well-being" (see weal (n.1)) on analogy of health.
  • noun money, resources
Example sentences :
  • It had been folly enough while he believed that she stood ready to accept him and his wealth.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Wealth is not inimical to welfare; it ought to be its friendliest agency.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • They are the volunteers, the owner-drivers of the Corps, many of them men of wealth and title.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • He spoke with the sureness of a man of wealth, confident that money will salve any wound.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • She tries to deceive Caesar as to her wealth, and is shamed by her treasurer Seleucus.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • All the wealth in the world, my soul, is nothing to me compared to you.
  • Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
  • In a way, it is true it is also for his wealth that I wish to marry him.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • They will be few, and they will come with a small safari, and their wealth will look small to you.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • But when the division of all this wealth came to be made, lo!
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • My wealth is noised abroad, and many covet it, some in high places, I think.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

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