wealth

wealth

wealth   [welθ]    [welθ]  noun
1. uncountable a large amount of money, property, etc. that a person or country owns
• a person of wealth and influence
• His personal wealth is estimated at around $100 million.

• the distribution of wealth in Britain

2. uncountable the state of being rich
• The purpose of industry is to create wealth.

• Good education often depends on wealth.

3. singular ~ of sth a large amount of sth
• a wealth of information
• The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job.
compare  richness  
Word Origin:
[wealth] Middle English welthe, from well  ‘good’ or weal ‘for the best of someone/something’, on the pattern of health.  
Collocations:
Finance
Income
earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune
make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
build up funds/savings
get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy
live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
get/receive/draw/collect a pension
depend/be dependent on (BrE) benefits/(NAmE) welfare/social security
Expenditure
spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
invest/put your savings in…
throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
lose your money/inheritance/pension
use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
pay (in) cash
use/pay by a credit/debit card
pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a (BrE) cheque/(US) check
change/exchange money/currency (BrE) traveller's cheques/(US) traveler's checks
give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit
Banks
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account
deposit money/funds in your account
withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
(formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
find/go to/use (especially NAmE) an ATM/(BrE) a cash machine/dispenser
be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
Personal finance
manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially BrE) sort out your finances
plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
offer/extend credit (to sb)
arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
pay for sth in (especially BrE) instalments/(NAmE usually) installments
Financial difficulties
get into debt/financial difficulties
be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
run out of/owe money
face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent
fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
incur/run up/accumulate debts
tackle/reduce/settle your debts 
Example Bank:
• He has no family with whom he can share his wealth.
• He lost his wealth through poor investment.
• He's never flaunted his wealth.
• It is a country of fabulous wealth.
• Rising employment and household wealth are bolstering spending.
• She enjoys enormous wealth and material pleasures.
• She is a woman of untold wealth.
• She wants to protect their new-found wealth.
• Switzerland has an enormous wealth of beautiful old buildings.
• The average family increased its net wealth by 50% between 1989 and 2001.
• The country's strong economy was built on its mineral wealth.
• The region possesses a vast natural wealth, particularly of timber.
• The website provides a wealth of information.
• This chapter contains a wealth of information in a very concise form.
• a redistribution of wealth through taxation
• a tax on inherited wealth
• the accumulated wealth from his business
• the great oil wealth of the region
• the kind of capital that generates new wealth
• the pursuit of instant wealth
• the relative wealth of the nation
• the total wealth of the global economy
• She called for a redistribution of wealth and power in society.
• There will undoubtedly be new taxes on corporate wealth.

• a woman of wealth and influence