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Noun: wealth  welth
  1. The state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
    "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence";
    - wealthiness
     
  2. The quality of profuse abundance
    "she has a wealth of talent"
     
  3. An abundance of material possessions and resources
    "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and wealth";
    - riches
     
  4. Property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value

Derived forms: wealths

Type of: abundance, belongings, copiousness, financial condition, holding, material resource, property, teemingness

Antonym: impoverishment

Encyclopedia: Wealth, Poverty and Politics