Kilo Lingo

/welθ/

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Translation

A large amount of money and valuable things.

Word origin

From Middle English wele, meaning well-being, plus -th, built the same way as health from heal.

Origin
Old English
Root
wela
English cognates
well

Examples

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"Wealth" is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.

more .

A common saying; wealth means having lots of money.

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"A wealth of" something means a large amount of it.

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This word is part of lesson 56.