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
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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That’s true even though there’s a wealth of papers finding that empowering employees willing to challenge the company line is better for results in the long run.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Back then, Iconiq was a wealth management firm for Silicon Valley’s elite and had not yet set up its venture arm.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Trump has promised that his tax hikes on the nearly $3 trillion in goods imported to the United States will usher in newfound wealth, launch a cavalcade of new factory jobs, reduce the budget deficits and, simply, get other countries to treat America with more respect.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
That's because sanctioning just one wealth manager effectively takes out several oligarchs at once, per the authors.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Back then, Iconiq was a wealth management firm for Silicon Valley’s elite and had not yet set up its venture arm.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Trump has promised that his tax hikes on the nearly $3 trillion in goods imported to the United States will usher in newfound wealth, launch a cavalcade of new factory jobs, reduce the budget deficits and, simply, get other countries to treat America with more respect.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
That's because sanctioning just one wealth manager effectively takes out several oligarchs at once, per the authors.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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