Learn English – Wealthy and Rich, what’s the difference

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Is there any difference between someone being wealthy and someone being rich?

For instance, is Bill Gates rich or wealthy? Or maybe he is both. I don't get the subtle difference if any.

Best Answer

Wealthy and Rich are both synonymous in terms of money. Both mean "having a great deal of money and assets". So you can interchangebly use them to convey Bill Gates is rich.

However, you can see rich has various usages other than abundance of money. They can be found in the Oxford Dictionary hyperlink I have attached.