monied
Having significant wealth
Monied means possessing money or wealth, especially inherited or established wealth rather than recently earned: the monied classes, monied interests.
The spelling moneyed is more common, but monied appears in formal or literary contexts.
The word often carries connotations of privilege or entrenched financial power.
Having abundant financial resources
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
- plutocratRuler through wealth
oligarch · aristocrat · patrician · gentry · bourgeoisie · blue-blooded · elite · upper-class
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- baronLow-ranking peer
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
industrialist · financier · investor · millionaire · billionaire · titan · kingpin · dealmaker
One who receives legacy
- heiressFemale wealth recipient
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
- bequestGift left by will
birthright · patrimony · estate · beneficiary · endowed · entitled · dynastic · succession
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- richHaving much of something
- well-to-doHaving ample wealth
plutocrat · oligarch · aristocrat · patrician · gentry · bourgeoisie · blue-blooded · elite · upper-class · privileged
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
entrepreneur · industrialist · financier · investor · millionaire · billionaire · titan · kingpin · dealmaker · self-made
heir
One who receives legacy
- heiressFemale wealth recipient
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
bequest · birthright · patrimony · estate · beneficiary · endowed · entitled · dynastic · succession · familial
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
splendor · grandeur · elegance · sumptuous · decadent · indulgent · pampered · yachts · mansions · estates
investment
Deploying capital for returns
funds · portfolio · securities · stocks · shares · dividends · banking · treasury · endowment · capitalization
moniedpenniless
Completely without money
impoverished · poor · destitute · broke · indigent
moniedlower-class
Of humble social standing
working-class · underclass · underprivileged · disadvantaged · dispossessed