Riches — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abundance of material possessions and resources

people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪtʃᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪtʃɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪtʃɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪtʃᵻz/.

Examples

only the very rich benefit from this legislation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rich rich people wealth

Antonyms

poor poor people

Parts of Speech

noun	an abundance of material possessions and resources
noun	people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group) “only the very rich benefit from this legislation”

Word Forms

wealthy

adjective

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reichtümer

eine Fülle materieller Besitztümer und Ressourcen

🇫🇷French

richesse

une abondance de biens matériels et de ressources

🇪🇸Spanish

riqueza

abundancia de posesiones y recursos materiales

🇮🇹Italian

ricchezze

abbondanza di beni e risorse materiali

🇳🇱Dutch

rijkdom

een overvloed aan materiële bezittingen en hulpbronnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

riquezas

uma abundância de bens e recursos materiais

🇷🇺Russian

богатство

обилие материальных благ и ресурсов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धन

भौतिक संपत्ति और संसाधनों की प्रचुरता

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পদ

বস্তুগত সম্পদ এবং সম্পদের প্রাচুর্য

🇮🇳Tamil

செல்வங்கள்

ஏராளமான பொருள் உடைமைகள் மற்றும் வளங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపదలు

భౌతిక ఆస్తులు మరియు వనరుల సమృద్ధి

🇮🇳Marathi

संपत्ती

भरपूर भौतिक संपत्ती आणि संसाधने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધન

ભૌતિક સંપત્તિ અને સંસાધનોની વિપુલતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪತ್ತು

ವಸ್ತು ಆಸ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳ ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്പത്ത്

ഭൗതിക സ്വത്തുക്കളുടെയും വിഭവങ്ങളുടെയും സമൃദ്ധി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਨ

ਭੌਤਿਕ ਸੰਪਤੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਰੋਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤਾਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

دولت

مادی املاک اور وسائل کی کثرت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

财富

丰富的物质财富和资源

🇯🇵Japanese

富

豊富な物質的所有物と資源

🇰🇷Korean

부

물질적 소유와 자원이 풍부하다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giàu có

sự dồi dào của cải vật chất và nguồn lực

🇹🇭Thai

ความร่ำรวย

ความอุดมสมบูรณ์ของทรัพย์สินและทรัพยากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekayaan

kekayaan materi dan sumber daya yang melimpah

🇵🇭Filipino

kayamanan

isang kasaganaan ng materyal na pag-aari at mapagkukunan

🇲🇾Malay

kekayaan

harta benda dan sumber yang melimpah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثروات

وفرة الممتلكات والموارد المادية

🇮🇷Persian

ثروت

دارایی و منابع مادی فراوان

🇹🇷Turkish

zenginlik

maddi zenginlik ve kaynakların bolluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹשֶׁר

שפע של רכוש ומשאבים חומריים

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