Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having wealth; rich. synonym: rich.
- adjective Marked by abundance.
- adjective Well supplied.
- noun Rich people considered as a group. Often used with the.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having wealth; rich; having large possessions; opulent; affluent.
- Rich in any sense, as in beauty, ornament, endowments, etc.; enriched.
- Well-fed; in good condition.
- Synonyms Moneyed, well off, well to do.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.
- adjective rare Hence, ample; full; satisfactory; abundant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Possessing
financial wealth;rich . - adjective
Abundant in quality or quantity;profuse . - noun uncountable Rich
people . - noun countable A rich person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Etymologies
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Examples
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Even when they do invest the money to acctually create jobs the increase in wealth for the non-wealthy is pretty small compared to the increace in wealth to the wealthy from the decreased taxes AND the subsequent return on investment from said investment of reduced taxes.
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If the wealthy is already given/allowed the nation's wealth, then why should the wealthy bother to produce real goods and service?
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In fact, in a direct contradiction to my joke above, increased taxes on the wealthy is a pro-growth option.
Matthew Yglesias » Glenn Reynolds Urges Federal Default 2010
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Protecting the wealth of the wealthy is the only goal of Conservatism.
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And I think the big philosophical thing that the president believes in -- he does not want to lower individual tax rates or cooperate tax rates in any way that would put money in the hands of what he describes as the wealthy or the rich.
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More taxes on the wealthy is all I've heard and it won't do a damn thing but drag our economy down.
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Raising taxes on the wealthy is a PROVEN economic stimulus.
Think Progress » Why Bush’s Case On Iraq Was Different From Clinton’s 2005
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"I beg your pardon," interposed Quincy, "I am not what they call a wealthy young man; the fact that my father is possessed of a large fortune has probably given rise to the incorrect impression just repeated by you."
Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life Charles Felton Pidgin 1883
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Please note the quotation marks around the word wealthy.
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Yep, that's right ..... the definition of "wealthy" is now anyone who has an income. cspurgeon
jennarenn commented on the word wealthy
Every time I think that we've named every word under the sun, a new one pops up and reminds me that Wordie is not a dictionary.
July 24, 2007
slumry commented on the word wealthy
So right you are. . .in this case wealthy is an old apple variety (which is in the dictionary.) That is, it is an apple variety until someone points out one of the other meanings of the word! It amazes me, too, that we have not even come close to naming all the lexemes used in the English language
July 24, 2007
uselessness commented on the word wealthy
Clearly it shows that Wordie users care about more important things than money. Hmph!
July 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word wealthy
Yeah! Like logorrhea.
July 25, 2007