The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See Weal prosperity.]
Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.''
--1 Cor. x. 24.-
Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches.
I have little wealth to lose.
--Shak.Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.
--Dryden.Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing else.
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(Econ.)
In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money value.
In the public sense, all objects, esp. material objects, which have economic utility.
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Specif. called personal wealth. Those energies, faculties, and habits directly contributing to make people industrially efficient.
Active wealth. See under Active.
Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.