wealth

  • 31wealth —   Waiwai, lako, loa a.   See sayings, hilihili, pakī.     Source of wealth, kumu waiwai.     To hide wealth, aweka …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 32wealth — n. 1 riches; abundant possessions; opulence. 2 the state of being rich. 3 (foll. by of) an abundance or profusion (a wealth of new material). 4 archaic welfare or prosperity. Phrases and idioms: wealth tax a tax on personal capital. Etymology: ME …

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  • 33wealth — noun Etymology: Middle English welthe, from wele weal Date: 13th century 1. obsolete weal, welfare 2. abundance of valuable material possessions or resources 3. abundant supply ; profusion 4. a. all property that has a money value o …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34wealth — noun a) Riches; valuable material possessions. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project. b) A great amount; an abundance or plenty …

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  • 35wealth — [13] The now virtually defunct weal [OE] meant ‘welfare’, and also ‘riches’; it was descended from prehistoric West Germanic *welon, a derivative of the same base as produced English well. The abstract noun suffix th was added to it in early… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36wealth — noun 1》 an abundance of valuable possessions or money.     ↘the state of being rich. 2》 an abundance or profusion of something desirable: a wealth of information. 3》 archaic well being. Origin ME welthe, from well1 or weal2, on the pattern of… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37wealth — lobis statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Gėrybių sankaupa. atitikmenys: angl. treasure; wealth vok. Schatz rus. сокровище …

    Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas

  • 38wealth — lobis statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Mokymo ir auklėjimo turinio vertybių visuma. Lobio terminą vartojo lietuvių pedagogai S. Šalkauskis ir J. Laužikas, turėdami galvoje mokymo turinio, ugdymo gėrybes ar vertybes. Šis terminas pasitaiko… …

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  • 39wealth — [13] The now virtually defunct weal [OE] meant ‘welfare’, and also ‘riches’; it was descended from prehistoric West Germanic *welon, a derivative of the same base as produced English well. The abstract noun suffix th was added to it in early… …

    Word origins

  • 40Wealth condensation — is a theoretical process by which, in certain conditions, newly created wealth tends to become concentrated in the possession of already wealthy individuals or entities. According to this theory, those who already hold wealth have the means to… …

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