Definition of: wealth

(welth) noun
1. A large aggregate of real and personal property; an abundance of those material or worldly things that men desire to possess; riches; also, the state of being rich.
2. Econ. All material objects which have economic utility; also, in the private sense, all property possessing a monetary value.
3. Great abundance of anything: a wealth of learning.
4. Obs. Weal; well–being.
—per·sonal wealth Those faculties, energies, and habits which contribute to personal industrial efficiency. [ME welthe <wele weal, on analogy with health] Synonyms: abundance, affluence, comfort, competence, competency, fortune, funds, goods, independence, lucre, mammon, money, opulence, pelf, plenty, possession, produce, property, riches, substance, treasure. See PROPERTY. Antonyms: see synonyms for POVERTY.