The meaning of Wealth

noun

A very large quantity of something.

Usage examples:

The tropical island boasts an abundance of wildlife

noun

The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.

Usage examples:

A sign of our growing affluence

noun

The state of having a lot of money and possessions

Usage examples:

This period saw the increase of real wages and affluence in british society.

noun

The maximum extent of a vibration or oscillation, measured from the position of equilibrium.

Usage examples:

The amplitude of alpha rhythms

noun

A useful or valuable thing or person.

Usage examples:

Quick reflexes were his chief assets

noun

A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.

Usage examples:

There was an increased bounty on his head

proper noun

A ship of the british navy on which in 1789 part of the crew, led by fletcher christian, mutinied against their commander, william bligh, and set him adrift in an open boat with eighteen crewmen.

noun

A sum of money paid as a reward

Usage examples:

City officials offered a bounty for his capture., [ c ] i was amazed by the bounty of our garden.

noun

The city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region.

Usage examples:

Warsaw is the capital of poland

adjective

(of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty.

Usage examples:

Murder is the only capital crime in the state

exclamation

Used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight.

Usage examples:

That's splendid! capital!

noun

Money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit.

Usage examples:

The staff were paid in cash

verb

Give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order).

Usage examples:

The bank cashed her cheque

noun

A coin of low value from china, southern india, or se asia.

noun

A symbol of plenty consisting of a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn.

Usage examples:

These were decorated using stencils and bronze powders (which were less expensive than paints) with…

noun

A large amount or supply of something

Usage examples:

The table held a veritable cornucopia of every kind of food or drink you could want.

noun

The management of large amounts of money, especially by governments or large companies.

Usage examples:

The firm's finance department

verb

Provide funding for (a person or enterprise).

Usage examples:

The health service is financed almost entirely by the taxpayer

verb

The commercial activity of providing funds and capital

noun

Chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

Usage examples:

Some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate

noun

A very large amount of money or property

Usage examples:

They made a fortune in real estate., this dress cost a (small) fortune (= a lot of money)., [ u ] h…

noun

An extremely large amount of money

Usage examples:

Pay/spend a fortune the company needs to spend a fortune to bring all of its stores up to scratch.,…

noun

An untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other.

Usage examples:

A heap of cardboard boxes

adverb

A great deal.

Usage examples:

‘how do you like maggie?’ ‘i like you heaps better!’

verb

Put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap.

Usage examples:

She heaped logs on the fire

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Usage examples:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Usage examples:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

pronoun

A large number or amount; a great deal.

Usage examples:

There are a lot of actors in the cast

adverb

A great deal; much.

Usage examples:

He played tennis a lot last year

noun

A particular group or set of people or things.

Usage examples:

It's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

noun

Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.

Usage examples:

Officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre

noun

Money or profit

Usage examples:

Filthy lucre

noun

A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.

Usage examples:

He lived a life of luxury

adjective

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury.

Usage examples:

A luxury yacht

noun

Great comfort, esp. as provided by expensive and beautiful possessions, surroundings, or food, or something enjoyable and often expensive but not necessary

Usage examples:

[ u ] a life of luxury, [ u ] a luxury hotel, [ c ] having an extra bathroom was at first a luxury,…

noun

Wealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion.

Usage examples:

Others have forsaken mammon in search of something on a more spiritual plane

noun

A large body of matter with no definite shape.

Usage examples:

The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds

adjective

Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Usage examples:

The film has mass appeal

verb

Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Usage examples:

Both countries began massing troops in the region

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

plural noun

An action or system by which a result is achieved; a method.

Usage examples:

Technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation

noun

An excavation in the earth for extracting coal or other minerals.

Usage examples:

A copper mine

verb

Obtain (coal or other minerals) from a mine.

Usage examples:

The company came to the area to mine phosphate

possessive pronoun

Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Usage examples:

You go your way and i'll go mine

noun

A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.

Usage examples:

I counted the money before putting it in my wallet

noun

The coins or bills with their value on them that are used to buy things, or the total amount of these that someone has

Usage examples:

I need a dollar – have you got any money on you?, there’s not much money in our savings account., w…

noun

The value of what a person or organization owns, keeps in a bank, has in investments, or spends

Usage examples:

His estate is worth a lot of money., she makes more money than he does., publishers earn money from…

noun

A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.

Usage examples:

We set off down the mountain

noun

A very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically.

Usage examples:

The atlantic ocean

noun

The large mass of salt water that covers most of the earth’s surface

Usage examples:

[ u ] these mysterious creatures live at the bottom of the ocean., [ c ] the atlantic/pacific/india…

noun

Great wealth or luxuriousness.

Usage examples:

Rooms of spectacular opulence

noun

The quality of being expensive and luxurious

Usage examples:

He says living in such opulence makes him uneasy., she stared around her in awe at the sheer opulen…

noun

A heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.

Usage examples:

He placed the books in a neat pile

verb

Place (things) one on top of the other.

Usage examples:

She piled all the groceries on the counter

verb

Strengthen or support (a structure) with piles.

Usage examples:

An earlier bridge may have been piled

noun

An abundance.

Usage examples:

An ancient celtic god thought to bring a plenitude of wealth or food

noun

The situation when there is more than enough of something

Usage examples:

They have a plenitude of vacancies for drivers.

pronoun

A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough.

Usage examples:

I would have plenty of time to get home before my parents arrived

noun

A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities.

Usage examples:

Such natural phenomena as famine and plenty

adverb

Used to emphasize the degree of something.

Usage examples:

She has plenty more ideas

noun

A large or excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A plethora of committees and subcommittees

noun

A very large amount of something, esp. a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with

Usage examples:

A plethora of excuses/agencies/diet books

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

noun

An abundance or large quantity of something.

Usage examples:

A rich profusion of flowers

noun

An extremely large amount of something

Usage examples:

I was remarking on the recent profusion of books and articles on the matter., she'd never seen flow…

noun

The state of being prosperous.

Usage examples:

A long period of peace and prosperity

noun

A situation in which people are successful and have a lot of money

Usage examples:

We need to drive growth and create jobs and prosperity., economic/future prosperity

noun

A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

Usage examples:

Local authorities complained that they lacked resources

verb

Provide with resources.

Usage examples:

A strategy which ensures that primary healthcare workers are adequately resourced

noun

Something that can be used to help you

Usage examples:

The library was a valuable resource, and he frequently made use of it., [ pl ] the earth has limite…

plural noun

Material wealth.

Usage examples:

Riches beyond their wildest dreams

noun

The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses.

Usage examples:

A ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea

abbreviation

Short for single european act.

noun

A large area of salt water that is partly or completely surrounded by land, or the salt water that covers most of the surface of the earth

Usage examples:

[ c ] the caribbean/mediterranean sea, [ c ] the seas are filled with creatures we know nothing abo…

noun

A large amount

Usage examples:

The film has recently won a shedload of awards., shedloads of cash are needed to improve the failin…

noun

A lot of something

Usage examples:

He earns a shitload of money.

noun

A pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged.

Usage examples:

A stack of boxes

verb

Arrange (a number of things) in a pile, typically a neat one.

Usage examples:

She stood up, beginning to stack the plates

verb

An orderly pile

noun

A quantity or supply of something kept for use as needed.

Usage examples:

The squirrel has a store of food

verb

Keep or accumulate (something) for future use.

Usage examples:

A small room used for storing furniture

noun

A place where you can buy goods or services

Usage examples:

A grocery/hardware/video store, convenience/department stores, she has a store of anecdotes (= a la…

noun

A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Usage examples:

A steel tube coated with a waxy substance

noun

A material with particular physical characteristics

Usage examples:

The pesticide contains a substance that is toxic to insects., surprisingly, these filmmakers opted …

noun

A curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.

Usage examples:

In fact, to listen to her, you would think the flesh hung from her shoulders like swags from a curt…

verb

Arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric.

Usage examples:

Swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs

noun

Stolen goods

Usage examples:

The cartoon showed a picture of a robber carrying a bag with "swag" written on it., the bag was ful…

noun

A unit of weight equal to 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg).

Usage examples:

The film details the story of what might happen if an atomic bomb equal to 20,000 tons of tnt were …

adverb

Much; a lot.

Usage examples:

I feel tons better

noun

Fashionable style or distinction.

Usage examples:

Riches and fame were no guarantee of a ticket—one had to have ton

noun

A quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects.

Usage examples:

The ransom was to be paid in diamonds and treasure

verb

Keep carefully (a valuable or valued item).

Usage examples:

My mother gave me the ring and i'll treasure it always

noun

Great wealth, esp. in the form of a store of gold, silver, precious stones, or money

Usage examples:

[ u ] pirates are said to have buried treasure there., [ c ] jazz is america’s national treasure., …

noun

The funds or revenue of a state, institution, or society.

Usage examples:

The landowners' estates and assets were seized for the imperial treasury

noun

The state of feeling healthy and happy

Usage examples:

Seeing her grandchildren gave her a sense of well-being.