hoarded wealth


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Noun1.hoarded wealth - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.hoarded wealth - accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"
treasure
riches, wealth - an abundance of material possessions and resources
fortune - a large amount of wealth or prosperity
valuable - something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"
king's ransom - a very large treasure
treasure trove, trove - treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)
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I tell you, that misfortune and discovery are thickening about your head; that the structures you have raised, through all your ill-spent life, are crumbling into dust; that your path is beset with spies; that this very day, ten thousand pounds of your hoarded wealth have gone in one great crash!'
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Islam, through Zakat and other sources bring back the hoarded wealth into circulation.
Business Ethics in Islam
Such a tax, which could be promoted as an excise tax on hoarded wealth, could raise substantial revenue from those with the greatest capacity to pay.
How to Restore Taxes on Inheritances: With the estate tax further weakened, is it time to pivot to an inheritance tax?

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