Definitions for prosperity
prɒˈspɛr ɪ tipros·per·i·ty

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperitynoun

   an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

2. prosperity, successfulnessnoun

   the condition of prospering; having good fortune

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperitynoun

   The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune

Webster Dictionary(3.09 / 11 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prosperitynoun

   the state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune; success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity

The Roycroft Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperity

   1. That peculiar condition which excites the lively interest of the ambulance-chaser. 2. That which comes about when men believe in other men. 3. That condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages or indicted, or both.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prosperity

   Be prosperous.

   Prosperity is a blessing.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Economic Condition
   • Good Fortune

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prosperity' in Nouns Frequency: #2813

How to pronounce prosperity?

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 prosperity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosperity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prosperity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of prosperity in a Sentence

1. Frances Rosenbluth:

   It is very important—very important—to keep China engaged in the world economy, we want them to have an economic stake in our prosperity and in global economic stability and growth, more generally.So trade protectionism is just a bad idea.

2. Jeb Bush:

   America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged and involved in -- often distant places.

3. Transport Minister Chris Grayling:

   This is part of our plan to make an economy that works for everyone -- not just the privileged few -- by ensuring prosperity is spread throughout the country.

4. New York:

   More than virtually anywhere else in the United States, the shared prosperity and continued vitality of the New York/New Jersey region depends on our public transportation infrastructure functioning, and functioning well.

5. United States:

   With China becoming increasingly strong and ambitious, we are faced with growing threats, our challenge is whether our independent existence, security, prosperity and democracy can be maintained. This is the biggest issue for January Taiwan.

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