wealth

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\ ˈwelth

also ˈweltth \

Definition of wealth

1 : abundance of valuable material possessions or resources

2 : abundant supply : profusion

3a : 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

4 obsolete : weal, welfare

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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.

Recent Examples on the Web Martin’s platform included equal rights for women, labor rights, a wealth tax, and support for a worldwide League of Peace. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2022 Congress has not moved forward on passing a wealth tax. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021 Congress has yet to pass a wealth tax, although other Democratic politicians have expressed their support for one. — Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021 Warren proposed wealth tax legislation earlier this year that would impose a 2% tax on the net worth of individuals and trusts worth more than $50 million and less than $1 billion, and 3% on those holdings of $1 billion or more. — Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021 He would in no way be hit by his father’s wealth tax, which would be levied only on people with $1 billion in assets or $100 million or more in income over three consecutive years. — New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 The wealth tax, or Varlik Vergisi, was a policy of the Turkish Republic instituted in 1942. — David I. Klein, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021 Nevertheless, Wyden’s wealth tax proposal has been judged DOA in Congress. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021 Go ahead, try to tax the unrealized stock gains of billionaires, a wealth tax of questionable constitutionality. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2021

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