riches

plural noun

rich·​es ˈri-chəz 

: things that make one rich : wealth

Synonyms of riches

• wealth
• assets

Examples of riches in a Sentence

industrialists who had amassed riches of a magnitude that few had dreamed possible

Recent Examples on the Web

The only limit to riches is your ammunition count. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026

The vastness of my riches may sound unrealistic to you. —Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026

New England is proof rags-to-riches is still a thing in the NFL. —Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026

Like them, its rags-to-riches-to-near-ruin storytelling is simplistic, the celluloid craftsmanship B-grade, the acting nothing to write home about. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, singular or plural, from richesse wealth, from Anglo-French richesce, from riche rich, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English rīce rich

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing riches

• embarrassment of riches
• from rags to riches

Rhymes for riches

• bitches
• britches
• ditches
• glitches
• hitches
• itches
• niches
• pitches
• stitches
• switches
• twitches
• witches

Kids Definition

riches

plural noun

rich·​es ˈrich-əz 

: things that make one rich : wealth

Etymology

Middle English richesse, originally not a plural but a singular noun meaning "richness"