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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Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb sits to the west.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Brokers say that while some buyers were initially spooked by the tax, the flood of liquidity from recent initial public offerings and soaring wealth from asset prices has outweighed their fears.
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The financial collapse in 2008 accelerated wealth inequality.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
Brokers say that while some buyers were initially spooked by the tax, the flood of liquidity from recent initial public offerings and soaring wealth from asset prices has outweighed their fears.
—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The financial collapse in 2008 accelerated wealth inequality.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 July 2026
Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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