wealth
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wealth /welθ/ ●●○ W3 noun 1 [uncountable]MONEYOWN a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns 〔某个人或国家的〕财富 The country’s wealth comes from its oil. 这个国家的财富来自石油。 the distribution of wealth (=the way wealth is divided among the people of a country or society) 财富的分配 The purpose of industry is to create wealth. 工业的目的就是创造财富。2 a wealth of something a lot of something useful or good 丰富的某物 There is a wealth of information available about pregnancy and birth. 可以获得大量关于怀孕和分娩方面的信息。
Examples from the Corpus
wealth• The market economic game has to begin with an initial distribution of income and wealth.• This chapter is concerned with the study of the unequal distribution of power, prestige and wealth in society.• Table 8-5 tracks the share of total household wealth held by the richest 1 percent of households between 1922 and 1981.• They invest it in creating more wealth.• It must be cleaned up and sanitized lest our environment become intolerable and our wealth a curse instead of a blessing.• Gradually we realised that despite the wealth, warmth and comfort, Templecombe held an eerie, sinister air.create wealth• They do create wealth, but wealth that Thatcher and Co. want to cream off without paying anything in return.• Third, a large public sector aids economic decline since it does not create wealth whereas the private sector does.• And in the process, they began to create wealth on a very large scale.• The Conservative Government always said that we had to create wealth first, and then improve our public services.• The purpose of industry is to create wealth.• This positive mandate to create wealth however is in the context of our fiduciary responsibilities.• The order to create wealth can never justify permanent damage to the balance of nature.• Government can do much to set the boundaries in which it is possible to create wealth.From Longman Business Dictionarywealthwealth /welθ/ noun [uncountable] a large amount of money or valuable possessionsColombia’s economy needn’t rely solely on its mineral wealth.The legislation is designed to give American firms the ability togenerate wealth from overseas operations. —wealthy adjectiveThe firm manages money for wealthy investors and small corporations. → national wealthOrigin wealth (1200-1300) weal “good condition of life, prosperity” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English welawealth nounChinese
a property person money, Corpus of etc large a that Business amount
wealth
wealth W3 /welθ/
noun
The country’s wealth comes from its oil.
the distribution of wealth (=the way wealth is divided among the people of a country or society)
The purpose of industry is to create wealth.
2. a wealth of something a lot of something useful or good:
There is a wealth of information available about pregnancy and birth.
wealth W3 /welθ/
noun Date: 1200-1300
Origin: weal 'good condition of life, prosperity' (11-19 centuries), from Old English wela
1. [uncountable] a large amount of money, property etc that a person or country owns:Origin: weal 'good condition of life, prosperity' (11-19 centuries), from Old English wela
2. a wealth of something a lot of something useful or good:
Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务