wealth

The word “wealth” means a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. In plain terms, riches, or more broadly, a rich supply of anything.

“Wealth” is pronounced wehlth (/wɛlθ/ in IPA).

Here is “wealth” used in a sentence: “The family built their wealth through decades of shrewd investing.”

Words with a similar meaning to “wealth” include abundance, cheese, affluence, ease, fortune and Mammon.

The opposite of “wealth” — its antonyms — is poverty.

“Wealth” is a noun.

The word “wealth” comes from Middle English. From Middle English welthe, related to "weal" (well-being) — originally meaning happiness and prosperity rather than just money.

“Wealth” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

Income is the money you earn over time, such as a salary or profits — a flow. Wealth is what you have accumulated: money, property, and possessions you own at a given moment — a stock. Someone can have a high income but little wealth if they spend everything they earn.

Wealth is usually measured as net worth: the total value of everything you own minus everything you owe. That includes property, savings, investments, and possessions, less debts like loans and mortgages. Unlike income, which is tracked over a period, wealth is a snapshot of value at a single point in time.

Wealth commonly refers to financial assets like cash, savings, and investments, but it also includes physical wealth such as property, land, and valuables. Many people speak of wealth more broadly to mean health, relationships, or knowledge. In economics, though, the term usually means net material and financial holdings.

Not entirely. In its strict sense, wealth means a large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions. But the word is often used more widely to describe an abundance of anything valuable — a wealth of experience, talent, or natural resources. Context decides whether the meaning is financial or figurative.