Question

Please explain the phrase " yet a lot of wealth is not in cash " shylock said these lines to bassanio ( # merchant of venice )

Answer 1

The word wealth has many shades of meaning, but most involve having a lot of something — often money or something else that's valuable. You might have a wealth of experience, or you might have great personal wealth. First used in the mid-13th century, the noun wealth can mean having a lot of material goods or money.