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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde
     luxury. See Weal prosperity.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek
        his own, but every man another's wealth.'' --1 Cor. x. 24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which
        are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly
        estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I have little wealth to lose.         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing
              else.                                 --F. A.
                                                    Walker.
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     3. (Econ.)
        (a) In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money
            value.
        (b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material
            objects, which have economic utility.
        (c) Specif. called personal wealth. Those energies,
            faculties, and habits directly contributing to make
            people industrially efficient.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Active wealth. See under Active.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde
     luxury. See Weal prosperity.]
     1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek
        his own, but every man another's wealth.'' --1 Cor. x. 24.
  
     2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which
        are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly
        estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
  
              I have little wealth to lose.         --Shak.
  
              Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
              Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing
              else.                                 --F. A.
                                                    Walker.
  
     Active wealth. See under Active.
  
     Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wealth \Wealth\, n. (Econ.)
        (a) In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money
            value.
        (b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material
            objects, which have economic utility.
        (c) Specif. called personal wealth. Those energies,
            faculties, and habits directly contributing to make
            people industrially efficient.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wealth
       n 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" [syn: wealthiness] [ant:
             poverty]
       2: the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of
          talent"
       3: an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: riches]
       4: property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an
          exchange value

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο πλούτος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable
  assets or material possessions.
     2 (lb en countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
     3 (lb en uncountable obsolete) prosperity; well-being; happiness.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable
  assets or material possessions.
     2 (lb en countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
     3 (lb en uncountable obsolete) prosperity; well-being; happiness.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable
  assets or material possessions.
     2 (lb en countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
     3 (lb en uncountable obsolete) prosperity; well-being; happiness.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable
  assets or material possessions.
     2 (lb en countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
     3 (lb en uncountable obsolete) prosperity; well-being; happiness.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     Englanti n.
     1 varallisuus
     2 paljous, runsaus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wealth
     Engelska n.
     välstånd; förmögenhet

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wealth /wˈɛlθ/
  الثروة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wealth //wɛlθ// /[wɛl̪θ]/ 
  1. изобилие
  great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money
  2. благосъстояние
  power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money
  3. бога́тство, богатство
  riches; valuable material possessions