hoarded wealth

hoarded wealth
noun
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
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the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies

Syn: ↑treasure
Hypernyms: ↑wealth, ↑riches
Hyponyms: ↑fortune, ↑valuable, ↑king's ransom, ↑treasure trove, ↑trove

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