inherited wealth

Noun

Meaning

wealth that is inherited rather than earned

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

heritage

Hypernyms

wealth wealthiness

Hyponyms

silver spoon old money

Examples

The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and 20s. Thomas Piketty

You know what's wrong with scientific power? It's a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are. Michael Crichton

I don't like inherited wealth. Albert Gubay

Close letter words and terms

inherited object inherited red blood cells disorder inherited ship inheritedness inheritee inheriter