Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, on Jun. 2010
According to the use that is given to the word rich, it may refer different questions.
Person who has a lot of material goods and money
The most popular and widespread reference to the word says that rich is that individual who has a lot of money to his credit, either because he owns a successful company that makes millions of dollars a year, or because he comes from a family opulent that has amassed a huge fortune in its history, or because it owns lands that produce great wealth.
Therefore, who is rich will possess considerable wealth.
Wealth is the abundance of resources plausible to be valued monetarily
Wealth, then, will be the abundance of resources valuables, material possessions or will be given by the control of the aforementioned assets. Therefore, wealth will be that opposed to poverty from which it turns out that the rich will be the antithesis of the poor.
Generally, wealth is produced by a productive process that generated much more money than was initially used to power the process in question.
The owner of a farm, a plantation, a mine, an oil facility, a restaurant, among others, to get a good Balance when it comes to the production process and sales, you will surely be a wealthy person.
The abundance of goods or wealth can be made up of cash, for investments, properties, shares, credits, among others.
The rich tend to spend the surplus on pleasures: outings to eat, travel, shopping for clothing and accessories
The rich are not only able to meet their basic needs but also have a considerable surplus of money to support spend it on what they please, on pleasures, such as traveling the world, buying clothes, accessories or indulging want.
All these luxuries can only be given to them by the rich and not by those who earn a tight salary or the poor.
They can also save that surplus and thus continue to accumulate more and more wealth. In this specific case of accumulating and not spending, one can speak in terms of greed.
Whoever has a lot of money and does not spend it and does not share it with those close to him will be a miser.
In times before the Industrial Revolution Those individuals who owned large tracts of productive land were considered wealthy. Later, he would go on to master the scene money, although the possession of fertile land is still a source of wealth today.
New rich: rich person with a poor past
There is a relatively new concept linked to this word that concerns us, that of new rich.
This is the name of a person who was born and raised in poverty, or in economic conditions unfavorable, but then, through effort, work, or good fortune, he managed to amass an important fortune.
Generally, from the moment this individual is earning money, he will begin to compulsively acquire those material goods that he previously could not.
Although stereotype, the profile exists and has been made up of direct observations about the reality of people who have gone through this situation and who have evidenced this behavior.
Traditionally the concept is used in a pejorative and derogatory way to refer to those people who become rich from one day to the next and lacking refinement, and behave, even with so much monetary wealth, in a vulgar.
That is, they can wear expensive clothes but they will not wear them in an elegant way or as someone who comes from a social class discharge from birth.
Something tasty, quality, hearty, or funny child
On the other hand, it is very common to use the word rich in common language to refer to something tasty, tasty or pleasant, something of great quality, or abundant in some aspect that is expressed.
"The potato pie that my mother cooked last night was so delicious that I ate most of it alone." "Juan always smells so rich that when he walks he leaves a trail in his wake."
Meanwhile, when the term is applied to people, mostly, it is done with an intention of express affection.
And also in language colloquial of some regions of Latin America the term is used to refer to a child characterized by being pretty and funny. "Juancito is such a rich boy."
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