wealthy people

collocation in English

meaningsofwealthyandpeople

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wealthy
adjective
uk
/ˈwel.θi/us
/ˈwel.θi/
rich:
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people
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈpiː.pəl/us
/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofwealthyandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First and foremost, there was a concentration ofwealthypeoplewith money to spend.
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It's a nice place forwealthypeopleto have a singlefamily home because it's not too far from the city.
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They do not spread beneficence to those in need, neither do they dispel the belief thatwealthypeople are more valuable and worthy than those less fortunate.
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The state can offer economic and voluntary incentives forwealthypeopleto donate money to poor people, by means of tax credits, as a way to redistribute income.
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It is commonplace amongst groups of ' concerned ' western,wealthypeopleto decry the present day, to predict apocalypse around the corner and to blame it all on technology.
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The same holds for private help, which is found amongwealthypeopleas a luxury, not primarily as a means to counter the consequences of need.
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There is a crisis in communities such as mine, and if a bit of rough justice is meted out towealthypeople, so be it.
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Metering would undeniably result in huge paybacks towealthypeoplewho live in large houses with large gardens.
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If this concession is justifiable, it should be applied to all and sundry and not to a fewwealthypeople.
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Problems in rural areas are often difficult to identify because people suffering social deprivation often live in small pockets, cheek by jowl withwealthypeople.
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The methods of election show clearly that you will only get the verywealthypeoplein, and nothing like an adequate representation of the presses.
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Wealthypeople, or those who have their fines paid by their companies, will not be deterred necessarily by increasing those fines from £50 to £100.
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There is evidence that there are some verywealthypeopleout there guilty of significant wrongdoing.
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I am not talking about accountants, professional men,wealthypeople, businessmen, or the remainder.
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The benefit of death duty, however, goes to verywealthypeoplewho are still coming into farming.
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Until recent times the arts in this country were subsidised by private munificence, which verywealthypeoplecould afford to do, and did.
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The offence is now being committed by businesses, by contractors, bywealthypeopleand, believe it or not, even by the police.
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They will in no way deterwealthypeopleor those who are reasonably well-to-do from enjoying the museums and galleries.
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It is a simple tax-efficient system which would encouragewealthypeopleto distribute their wealth widely in a way that has not happened recently.
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That may have a special significance for somewealthypeoplewho have bought gilt-edged stocks on a large scale.
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