Money and banking / B2

WELTH-ee/ˈwelθi/

Wealthy means having a lot of money, property, or resources: a wealthy catchment; wealthy nations. Rich is everyday; affluent is the sociology twin. A wealthy catchment is not a representative sample. Noun: wealth (already in the dictionary). Mix-up: healthy is about fitness. Do not call a single expensive coat proof that a family is wealthy.

Meaning

Having a lot of money, property, or resources.

Examples

• “A wealthy catchment is not a representative sample for the inequality enquiry.”
• “A wealthy donor funded the bursary, which is the individual sense.”

Good to know

a wealthy + noun; wealthier / wealthiest. Everyday: rich. Noun: wealth. Trap: healthy. Geography and sociology. Rich, not merely well-dressed.

Near in meaning

rich

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