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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Opponents of the idea see a hand on the scale and a new label on a socialist effort to redistribute wealth and opportunity randomly and haphazardly without a thought as to possible consequences.
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John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But deals of that type became more scarce as the Premier League’s soaring wealth caused drastic inflation in the transfer market.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
This perfect summer read meditates on grief, expectations, loyalty and wealth.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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John Scott Lewinski, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
But deals of that type became more scarce as the Premier League’s soaring wealth caused drastic inflation in the transfer market.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
This perfect summer read meditates on grief, expectations, loyalty and wealth.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wealth
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“Wealth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wealth. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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