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riches.

Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
  1. Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

    plural · plural-only
  2. An abundance of anything desirable.

    figuratively · plural · plural-only
    You will enjoy the riches of this forest.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English riches, plural of riche (“power, wealth”), from Old English rīċe (“power, authority, dominion”). Confused with Middle English richesse (“wealth”), from Old French richesse, from riche (“rich, wealthy”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *rīki (“rich”) from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“rich, powerful”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct, make right”). Akin to Old High German rīhhi (“rich”) (German reich (“rich”)), Old English rīċe (“rich”), Old English racu (“explanation, reasoning”). More at rich.

noun/ɹɪt͡ʃɪz/
  1. Rich people.

    nonstandard · plural · plural-only · rare
Where this word comes from

From rich + -es (plural suffix) by analogy with poors (“poor people”).

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