Definition of "wealth"

wealth

/wɛlθ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural wealths
1. (uncountable, economics) Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
2. (countable) A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
  Quotations
  Beyond its aim to bring patients the most effective treatments faster, the service is expected to generate a wealth of data on the interplay between DNA, health and lifestyles, which will become a powerful tool for research into cancer and other diseases.
  2018 July 3, Ian Sample, “Routine DNA tests will put NHS at the 'forefront of medicine'”, in The Guardian‎
3. (uncountable, obsolete) Prosperity; well-being; happiness.
  Quotations
  I once did lend my body for his wealth, / Which, but for him that had your husband's ring, / Had quite miscarried: […]
  c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act V, scene i]
  Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Corinthians 10:24

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