symbol of wealth

collocation in English

meaningsofsymbolandwealth

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symbol
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪm.bəl/us
/ˈsɪm.bəl/
a sign, shape, or object that is used to represent ...
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wealth
noun
uk
/welθ/us
/welθ/
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that ...
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(Definition ofsymbolandwealthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsymbol of wealth

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They always want more children, since children are asymbolofwealth, strength and vitality.
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It is not only actual wealth but thesymbolofwealthat the same time.
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It is asymbolofwealthand affluence next to an area of abject poverty.
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He said those votes were thesymbolofwealth, good fortune, position and vested interest.
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Money is thesymbolofwealth.
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Hua 2001 insists that it is a kind of currency and... asymbolofwealth.
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She may also be holding a gem or small treasure, asymbolofwealth.
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The bag is asymbolofwealthdue to its high price and usage by celebrities.
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For one, they are generally expensive and considered rather exotic; hence they are asymbolofwealthand status.
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It was also asymbolofwealthfor the owner, and as a result was decorated with expensive gems.
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Since gravestones and a plot in a cemetery or churchyard cost money, they are also asymbolofwealthor prominence in a community.
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Painting of aristocratic origin stopped being a tool for social change and education and started to become asymbolofwealth.
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It is also asymbolofwealthand abundance; the sun's rays are like grain which is the basis of abundance and prosperity.
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Multiple wives were also a path to andsymbolofwealthbecause women were the producers and distributors of corn and other food products.
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It represents the highest level of architecture technologies of its age and is asymbolofwealthof salt merchants.
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Ukara includes naturalistic designs representing objects such as gongs, feathers and manilla currency, asymbolofwealth.
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Currently, post-processual archaeologists regard hill forts as symbols of wealth and power.
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It carries symbols of wealth, prosperity, grandeur, strength, well-being, solidarity, virtue, passion and valour.
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Chairs at the time were considered symbols of wealth, and the wealthiest families had them made very sumptuous and grand.
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