From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprosperitypro‧sper‧i‧ty /prɒˈsperəti $ prɑː-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] RICHwhen people have money and everything that is needed for a good life a time of economic prosperityprosperity of the future prosperity of the country
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prosperity• The chemical industry makes a crucial contribution to our health and prosperity and to protection of the environment.• a time of economic prosperity• However, the real foundations of prosperity lay elsewhere.• The 1980s housing boom coincided with a period of prosperity in the South Bay.• The former has the longest and most consistent record of prosperity.• They had the opportunity to make up for this loss by sharing in 40 years of prosperity under a democratic system.• For its part, the government concluded that lowering the population growth rate would enhance the prosperity of the nation.• However, the numbers who were unable to share in this prosperity due to unemployment soared from 1.09m to 2.65m people.economic prosperity• Bush emphasized the linkage between economic prosperity and political freedom.• Forbes, speaking by telephone, promoted his flat tax plan as a catalyst for economic prosperity.• The crime wave that spurred them has been falling steadily in times of greater economic prosperity.• Many other economic factors might be viewed as contributing to the emergence of spatial disparities in economic prosperity.• According to the economic libertarian's theory, there should have been an increase in economic prosperity.• Conservatives understand the engine of economic prosperity.• The outcome could have widened the already-growing gap between rich and poor and profoundly affected our economic prosperity for decades.• She also quickly realized that economic prosperity would more than make up for her political defeat.From Longman Business Dictionaryprosperitypro‧sper‧i‧ty /prɒˈsperətiprɑː-/ noun [uncountable] the condition of having money and being successfula time of economic prosperityThe country hopes to achieve prosperity through increased trade and investment. 