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   rich·es

   /ˈriCHəz/

   plural

   • 1. material wealth: "riches beyond their wildest dreams" Similar moneywealthfinance(s)fundscashhard cash(filthy) lucrewherewithalmeansassetsliquid assetscapitalresourcesreservesdeep pocketsopulencegoldpropertytreasureaffluencesubstanceprosperityinformal:doughbreadlootshekelsmoolahthe necessaryboodledibsgeltducatsrhinogravyscratchstuffoofdoshbrasslollyspondulickswongaackersthe readyreadiesgreenbackssimoleonsbucksjackmazumadineroOscarinformal, dated:sploshgreentindated:l.s.d.informal, dated:kalerocksshinplastersarchaic:pelf
   • ▪ valuable natural resources: "the riches of the world's waters" Similar resourcestreasure(s)bountyjewelsgemsvaluablesmasterpiecespridecornucopia

   Word Origin Middle English: variant (later interpreted as a plural form) of archaic richesse, from Old French richeise (from riche ‘rich’).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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