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

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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. Francois Fenelon:

   If the riches of the Indies, or the crowns of all the kingdom of Europe, were laid at my feet in exchange for my love of reading, I would spurn them all.

2. Akhenaten:

   labor not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he hath. As the arrow passeth through the heart, while the warrior knew not that it was

3. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne:

   Riches, like glory or heath, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleased to lend them.

4. Sallust, The War with Catiline:

   The renown which riches or beauty confer is fleeting and frail; mental excellence is a splendid and lasting possession.

5. Jonathan Swift:

   Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.

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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