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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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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But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
American banks have largely avoided letting customers use crypto for retail transactions, although their institutional trading and wealth management arms have participated in markets for bitcoin ETFs.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Seven secrets that separate high earning entrepreneurs from everyone else
Building wealth requires thinking differently to how most people think.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal, and all of these many betrayals that have taken place, and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed, their freedom.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
American banks have largely avoided letting customers use crypto for retail transactions, although their institutional trading and wealth management arms have participated in markets for bitcoin ETFs.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Seven secrets that separate high earning entrepreneurs from everyone else
Building wealth requires thinking differently to how most people think.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal, and all of these many betrayals that have taken place, and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed, their freedom.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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