US /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ UK /ˈrɪtʃɪz/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    abundant wealth or valuable possessions

    He squandered the family riches in a single reckless year.

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Synonyms
1 noun · abundant wealth or valuable... wealthfortuneaffluenceopulencetreasureabundance
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Etymology

From Middle English richesse (originally singular), from Old French richesse ('wealth'), from riche ('rich'), of Germanic origin; the final -s was later reanalyzed as an English plural.

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