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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On wealth accumulation, the incoming Great Wealth Transfer complicates the pessimism narrative significantly.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Fears of rising defaults and a systemic crisis from private credit don’t reflect the underlying fundamentals of private loan portfolios and returns, according to Blackstone’s head of private wealth.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
So what does a $77 rotisserie chicken say about the increasing wealth gap, the disparity between the leisure and working classes, and the overall affordability crisis that certainly irked those who balked at the price?
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Seniors have historically been among the most protected, partly by the designs of government and corporate programs to assist with energy costs and partly because wealth usually peaks in later life.
—Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Fears of rising defaults and a systemic crisis from private credit don’t reflect the underlying fundamentals of private loan portfolios and returns, according to Blackstone’s head of private wealth.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
So what does a $77 rotisserie chicken say about the increasing wealth gap, the disparity between the leisure and working classes, and the overall affordability crisis that certainly irked those who balked at the price?
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Seniors have historically been among the most protected, partly by the designs of government and corporate programs to assist with energy costs and partly because wealth usually peaks in later life.
—Diana Hernández, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
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 15 Apr. 2026.
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