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riches

riches

5 1.4
A large amount of money and valuable things
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪtʃɪz/
translation icon : riquezas
  • There were no secret riches, no gold, no pearls, nothing.
  • Road to riches
  • Rags to Riches
  • Embarrassment of Riches

Seeing rich folks show off their riches rubs people the wrong way.

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Examples

  • Seeing rich folks show off their riches rubs people the wrong way.

  • I think more than riches, what she was after was fame.

  • Yeah, I try to share the riches as much as I can.

  • Bactria was known as a land of great riches, a bridge between East and West.

  • So how has achieving earning such immense riches changed your life?

  • And we rewarded him with love and riches and fame and adoration.

  • Their old foe was now an ailing superpower, its great riches ripe for the taking.

  • Riches for the Afterlife.

  • The reporter wanted to write the Little Fellow's life story, "From Rags to Riches", and he graciously consented.

  • Many people dream of accumulating great riches through hard work and perseverance.

Synonyms

wealth
vsriches
507 1.3

A large amount of money and valuable things that a person or country owns

has identical meaning but uses a different common word form
fortune
vsriches
453 2.8

A very large amount of money

covers abundance generally and not always extremely large amounts
means
vsriches
255 3.9

Money or property that someone has

is broader, including possessions and other valuable resources too
prosperity
vsriches
195 3.7

A time when people or a country have money and success

focuses on pure abundance rather than combined success and wealth
affluence
vsriches
14 6.3

A lot of money and valuable things that a person or place has

focuses on the same abundance but may sound more formal
opulence
vsriches
9 7.7

A large amount of money and very expensive things that show wealth

refers to abundance without focusing on showy or extravagant style
richness
vsriches
4 3.2

A situation of having a lot of money or valuable things

expresses the same abundance but in a simpler noun form
wealthiness
vsriches
3.7

Having a lot of money and expensive things like houses or cars

means the same state but is a less common or formal label

Antonyms

550 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

Idioms

rags to riches
  • Informal
5 3.9

A story about someone who goes from being poor to rich

Compounds

Having more good choices than you can easily choose between

How Rich

fortune
453 2.8
riches
5 1.4
means
255 3.9
savings
606 1.0

Surface Forms

riches plural

Morphology

riches = rich (transparent) = rich + es

The noun 'riches' is a straightforward nominalization/plural form of 'rich' meaning wealth, so knowing 'rich' allows learners to predict the meaning.

Etymology

Riches comes from an old word ric meaning 'power' or 'rule', and you can see the same root in the word rich. So, riches are the money and things that give someone power or advantage today.