prosperity has definitions from the field of economics
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[ noun ] (economics) an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Used in print

(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)

`` Uncle_Sam '' was , indeed , a rich uncle to Prokofieff , in those opulent , post-war victory years of peace and prosperity , bold speculations and extravaganzas , enjoyment and pleasure : `` The Golden_Twenties '' .

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

The ultimate objective of American policy is to help establish a world in which there is the largest possible measure of freedom and justice and peace and material prosperity ; and in_particular - since this is our special responsibility - that these conditions be enjoyed by the people of the United_States .

Prosperity is a worthy objective ; but if providing higher standards_of_living gets in the way of producing sufficient guns to resist Communist aggression , then material sacrifices and denials will have to be made .

Related terms

financial_condition boom

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[ noun ] the condition of prospering; having good fortune

Synonyms

successfulness

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

The ultimate objective of American policy is to help establish a world in which there is the largest possible measure of freedom and justice and peace and material prosperity ; and in_particular - since this is our special responsibility - that these conditions be enjoyed by the people of the United_States .

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