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Inherited wealth   /ɪnhˈɛrətɪd wɛlθ/   Listen
Inherited wealth

noun
1.
Wealth that is inherited rather than earned.





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"Inherited wealth" Quotes from Famous Books



... one desire, when once it has been stung by the democratic tarantula? It is that all men should be equal, and in consequence that all inequalities natural as well as artificial should disappear. It will not have artificial inequalities, nobility of birth, royal favours, inherited wealth, and so it is ready to abolish nobility, royalty, and inheritance. Nor does it like natural inequalities, that is to say a man more intelligent, more active, more courageous, more skilful than his neighbours. It cannot destroy these inequalities, for they are ...
— The Cult of Incompetence • Emile Faguet


Words linked to "Inherited wealth" :   old money, silver spoon, wealth, wealthiness


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