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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde
   luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.]
   1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] ``Let no man seek
      his own, but every man another's wealth.'' --1 Cor. x. 24.

   2. 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.                                 --F. A.
                                                  Walker.

   {Active wealth}. See under {Active}.

   Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.

Wealth \Wealth\, n. (Econ.)
      (a) In the private sense, all pooperty which has a money
          value.
      (b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material
          objects, which have economic utility.
      (c) Specif. called {personal wealth}. Those energies,
          faculties, and habits directly contributing to make
          people industrially efficient.

Source : WordNet®

wealth
     n 1: the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful
          supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not
          a sign of great intelligence" [syn: {wealthiness}] [ant:
           {poverty}]
     2: the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of
        talent"
     3: an abundance of material possessions and resources [syn: {riches}]
     4: property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an
        exchange value
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