wealth

wealth
wealth wealth [welθ] noun [uncountable]
a large amount of money or valuable possessions:

• Colombia's economy needn't rely solely on its mineral wealth.

• The legislation is designed to give American firms the ability to generate wealth from overseas operations.

— wealthy adjective :

• The firm manages money for wealthy investors and small corporations.

ECONOMICS the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a particular period of time:

• The key task for industrial policy is to create the right climate for the creation of national wealth.

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wealth UK US /welθ/ noun
► [U] a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions that a person or a country owns: create/build/generate wealth »

Leaders in business must create wealth and jobs.

 accrue/accumulate wealth »

Households accumulate wealth by spending less than they earn.

 household/personal/private wealth »

His personal wealth is estimated at $7 billion.

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corporate/economic/financial wealth

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consumer/shareholder wealth

 oil/mineral/gas wealth »

Despite the country's oil wealth, most of its citizens live in poverty.

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wealth creation/redistribution

► [S] a large amount of something good: a wealth of data/detail/information »

The website gives a wealth of data on a company's stock.

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He brings a wealth of industry experience to his new position.

→ See also NATIONAL WEALTH(Cf. ↑national wealth)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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