rich
- adjective
- /rɪtʃ/
- Ryan's TEDx talk talk was called A Rich Life with Less Stuff.
- rich people
- get rich
- rich and poor
You know, I mean, you're rich, you know, so.
- You know, I mean, you're rich, you know, so.
- You can read books like Rich Dad, Poor Dad, right?
- It's even harder to be rich, liked and famous.
- One of the ways you get rich is by investing.
- So yeah, he got rich off Open AI and.
- He knew that the way to get rich was Wall Street.
- So you live in a middle class, upper middle class or rich suburb.
- You can easily get rich or get wealthy, right?
- And with oil we are richer and more equal.
- Dude, the Catholic Church is the richest landowner in the world.
Examples
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Poor nations need the support of the rich to leapfrog to the new system.
Academic text (1999) -
One of the ways you get rich is by investing.
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Do we care whether we have a rich president or not?
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And she was like this rich, beautiful white woman.
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We have big private houses built on the ground, as rich people usually build their homes.
Academic text (2008) -
Why is it that when a country gets rich, the people still stay poor?
Fiction book (1990) -
We should double our development assistance and encourage other rich nations to do the same.
Academic text (2008) -
America means extreme social inequalities: a rich country where half the population is starving.
Academic text (1990) -
The wealthy businessman lived in a rich mansion filled with expensive art and antiques.
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She enjoyed a rich lifestyle, traveling to exotic places and dining at high-end restaurants.
Synonyms
Having a lot of money and many expensive things
Doing well and having a lot of money
Having a lot of money and possessions
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
Rich and full of expensive things, like a large party or home
Having enough money to live comfortably
People who have plenty of money and live comfortably
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
Very rich and expensive in a way that shows great wealth
Having a lot more money than most people
Having a lot of money
Having a lot of money
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
Having a lot of money
Having far more money than most people
Having much more money than most people
Having much more money than most people
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A chant people use to protest the rich and call for sharing wealth, often in a joking way
- Archaic
The many different experiences people have in life, both good and bad
Compounds
The difference in how much money and comfort rich and poor people have
A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work
A diet high in foods like vegetables, fruit, and whole grains that helps digestion
A young woman who seems unhappy or lonely even though she has a lot of money
How Rich
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rich comes from an old English word rīce meaning 'power' or 'rule'. Long ago, power and money often went together, so this root appears in words like riches and rich came to mean having a lot of wealth.