- wealth
- noun1 money, property, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enormous, fabulous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous, unimaginable, unprecedented, untold, vast▪
It is a country of fabulous wealth.
▪ growing, increasing▪ relative▪the relative wealth of the nation
▪ economic, financial, material, mineral, natural▪The country's strong economy was built on its mineral wealth.
▪The region possesses a vast natural wealth, particularly of timber.
▪ oil▪the great oil wealth of the region
▪ net▪The average family increased its net wealth by 50% between 1989 and 2001.
▪ corporate, national, personal, private▪ household (esp. AmE)▪Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending.
▪ family, inherited▪a tax on inherited wealth
▪ new-found▪She wants to protect their new-found wealth.
▪ instant▪the pursuit of instant wealth
▪ new▪the kind of capital that generates new wealth
▪ accumulated▪the accumulated wealth from his business
▪ total▪the total wealth of the global economy
VERB + WEALTH▪ have, possess▪ accumulate, achieve, acquire, amass, build, gain, increase▪ inherit▪ lose▪He lost his wealth through poor investment.
▪ transfer▪ create, generate, produce▪ distribute, share, spread▪He has no family with whom he can share his wealth.
▪ concentrate▪ display, flaunt▪He's never flaunted his wealth.
▪ enjoy▪She enjoys enormous wealth and material pleasures.
PHRASES▪ a distribution of wealth, a redistribution of wealth▪a redistribution of wealth through taxation
2 a wealth of a lot ofADJECTIVE▪ enormous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous, wholeVERB + A WEALTH OF▪ have▪Switzerland has an enormous wealth of beautiful old buildings.
▪ offer, provide▪The website provides a wealth of information.
▪ bring▪He brings a wealth of experience to the cooperative.
▪ contain▪This chapter contains a wealth of information in a very concise form.
PREPOSITION▪ of … wealth▪She is a woman of untold wealth.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
