Definitions for RICHES
ˈrɪtʃ ɪzrich·es

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wealth, richesnoun

   an abundance of material possessions and resources

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. richesnoun

   Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Richesnoun

   Etymology: richesses, Fr.

   1. Wealth; money or possession.

   The instrumentalness of riches to charity has rendered it necessary by laws to secure propriety. Henry Hammond.

   Chemists seek riches by transmutation and the great elixir. Thomas Sprat.

   Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion than our neighbours, whereby we are enabled to procure to ourselves a greater plenty of the conveniencies of life, than comes within their reach, who, sharing the gold and silver of the world in a less proportion, want the means of plenty and power, and so are poorer. John Locke.

   What riches give us, let us first enquire,
   Meat, fire, and cloaths; what more? meat, cloaths, and fire. Alexander Pope.

   2. Splendid sumptuous appearance.

   The riches of heav’ns pavement, trodden gold. John Milton.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. riches

   Riches refer to a large amount of money or valuable possessions, wealth, or material prosperity. It can also connote resources that hold great value or abundance, such as natural resources, intellectual wealth or personal talents.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Richesadjective

   that which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods, money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence

2. Richesadjective

   that which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Riches

   Riches is a limited edition compilation album that was temporarily included with the Raintown album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, starting in February 1988. Only 20,000 copies were made. It contains the two bonus tracks that were included on the CD version of Raintown, plus selected tracks and B-sides from the following single releases: ⁕"Dignity" ⁕"Loaded" ⁕"When Will You" ⁕"Dignity"

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Riches

   rich′ez, n.pl. (in B. sometimes n.sing.) wealth: richness: abundance: an intellectual treasure, as the riches of wisdom: the pearl, flower, or cream of anything. [M. E. richesse (n.sing.)—O. Fr. richesse—Mid. High Ger. ríche.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RICHES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Riches is ranked #25171 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Riches surname appeared 985 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Riches.
   
   94.9% or 935 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 20 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Material Resource

Anagrams for RICHES »

1. shicer

How to pronounce RICHES?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say RICHES in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RICHES in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RICHES in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of RICHES in a Sentence

1. J. Brotherton:

   My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants.

2. Paul Reiser today .:

   I think that’s part of what makes The Tonight Show so special and unique, nobody else has The Tonight Show. To be able to use actual footage of Johnny Carson every night as the show these characters are creating and making every night, it really gives it authenticity … And for me, it was just an extra bonus of joy to go through these clips and pick them out. It was an embarrassment of riches. Most of them I have n’t even seen. A lot of them I remembered, but have n’t watched in 40 years. Not only do you see these guests again, but you can watch Johnny’s skill. Johnny Carson every night was just so good. Johnny Carson every night really set the standard.

3. Jamal Saghir:

   Terrorist organizations like ISIS capitalize on the devastation wrought by climate change to attract new members, the ISIS recruiters offered money, food and other riches to rural Iraqis to lure The ISIS recruiters into joining the ranks of the jihadist group. With no means to sustain The ISIS recruiters through agricultural means, many farmers accepted ISIS' bribes for both monetary and morale support.

4. Walter Savage Landor:

   The writing of the wise are the only riches our posterity cannot squander.

5. The Hitopadesa:

   By the fall of water-drops the pot is filled: such is the increase of riches, of knowledge, and of virtue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RICHES
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Riches
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RICHES
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RICHES
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=RICHES
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RICHES
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html