riches

plural noun

rich·es | \ ˈri-chəz

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Definition of riches

: things that make one rich : wealth

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Recent Examples on the Web But Netflix’s new drama, The White Tiger, is a rags-to-riches flick with nuance that resists the typical narrative of a poor protagonist finally getting rewarded for his goodness. — Joyce Chen, refinery29.com, "Netflix’s The White Tiger Has A Seriously Talented Cast," 24 Jan. 2021 The White Tiger is a bitter indictment of caste-system rigidity embedded within a Scarface-like, rags-to-riches story. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "The White Tiger Is a Complex Crime Drama with a Dazzling Performance at Its Center," 22 Jan. 2021 The casino magnate who died this past week at the age of 87 was a throwback to the Horatio Alger rags-to-riches tales of the 19th century. — Jonathan Tobin, Washington Examiner, "Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021," 14 Jan. 2021 Such rags-to-riches principles are well established in the academic literature, even if their implementation lags in practice. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Bank chief proposes far-out crypto idea ‘that should be next Nobel Prize’," 15 Dec. 2020 The rags-to-riches life of Charles Dickens became more fantastic than any of his stories. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Celebrating three wise men who reinvented Christmas," 12 Dec. 2020 The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man told the rags-to-riches story of the discount-store owner from the Ozarks who became a chain store titan. — Kyle Edward Williams, The New Republic, "The End of the Businessman President," 9 Dec. 2020 Tejano queen Selena Quintanilla-Pérez had a rags-to-riches story made for the screen. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Selena isn’t here to tell her story. And Netflix’s new series fails to give her a voice," 2 Dec. 2020 That price, despite all of Woods' riches, remains incalculable. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Why HBO's Tiger Woods doc is as much about fathers and son as it is golf," 12 Jan. 2021

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“Riches.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riches. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.

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riches

noun

English Language Learners Definition of riches

: large amounts of money and possessions

: good things that are available to use or choose

riches

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rich·es | \ ˈri-chəz

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Kids Definition of riches

: things that make someone rich

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