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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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
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