Definition of wealth

< weald

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wealth    (wlth) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources; riches.
   2. The state of being rich; affluence.
2. All goods and resources having value in terms of exchange or use.
3. A great amount; a profusion: a wealth of advice.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English welthe, from wele, from Old English wela; see wel-¹ in Indo-European roots