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stealth wealth

stealth wealth noun: monetary wealth that its owner keeps secret or discreet, rather than flaunting it; quiet luxury; as a fashion style, preferring neutral colors, no visible logos, and subtle finishes.

Noun

stealth wealth (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Monetary wealth that its owner keeps secret or discreet, rather than flaunting it; quiet luxury; as a fashion style, preferring neutral colors, no visible logos, and subtle finishes.
    • So-called “quiet luxury” — understated but ultra-luxurious clothes favoured by the super-rich — is back in vogue, with an emphasis on stealth-wealth brands such as The Row, Loro Piana, Max Mara and Hermès.2023 March 30, Carola Long, “Gwyneth Paltrow, ‘stealth wealth’ star of the courtroom catwalk”, in Financial Times
    • The most chilling expressions of stealth wealth for me tend to go hand in hand with simple facts about the fortunes that purchased them, like the £570 suede slippers worn on the school run by Akshata Murty (one of the wealthiest women in Britain and Rishi Sunak’s wife).2023 April 30, Eva Wiseman, “Why do we buy into ‘stealth wealth’ and the class who wear it?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Examples of stealth wealth in a sentence

  • The people truly fascinated with stealth wealth are those far outside it.2023 May 15, Amanda Mull, “There’s No Secret to How Wealthy People Dress”, in The Atlantic:
  • Quick word on the Sánchez aesthetic: you might have heard of trends such as stealth wealth, quiet luxury, whatever.2025 June 27, Marina Hyde, “Anna Wintour has spent decades dictating a certain look for the super-rich. Then along came Lauren”, in The...

Questions about stealth wealth

What does stealth wealth mean?
Stealth wealth means monetary wealth that its owner keeps secret or discreet, rather than flaunting it; quiet luxury; as a fashion style, preferring neutral colors, no visible logos, and subtle finishes.
How do you use stealth wealth in a sentence?
The people truly fascinated with stealth wealth are those far outside it.
What part of speech is stealth wealth?
Stealth wealth is a noun.

Words near stealth wealth in the dictionary

  1. stealth nerfing
  2. stealth nerfs
  3. stealth tax
  4. stealth taxation
  5. stealth taxes
  6. stealth wealth
  7. stealth-tax
  8. stealthban
  9. stealthbanned
  10. stealthbanning
  11. stealthbans

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