wealth

n. [ OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See Weal prosperity. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [ Obs. ] “Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.” 1 Cor. x. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have little wealth to lose. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each day new wealth, without their care, provides. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing else. F. A. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Econ.) (a) In the private sense, all property which has a money value. (b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material objects, which have economic utility. (c) Those energies, faculties, and habits directly contributing to make people industrially efficient; in this sense, specifically called personal wealth. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Active wealth. See under Active. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance. [ 1913 Webster ]