enrich (iou) and Paradox (money)

enrich (iou)

enrich verb. Also inrich. LME.
[Old & mod. French enrichir, formed as EN-1 + riche RICH adjective.]
verb trans. Make rich or wealthy; fig. endow with mental or spiritual wealth. LME.
b. Make splendid with (esp. costly) decoration. L15.
verb intrans. Increase one's wealth. rare. E16.
verb trans. Add to the wealth of; add something valuable or worthwhile to. L16.
R. W. Emerson Owen has..enriched science with contributions of his own. Saki He had enriched her pantheon of personal possessions with a clever piece of work.
b. Make (soil, land) more productive; fertilize. E17.
verb trans. Make richer in quality, colour, flavour, etc.; heighten, enhance. E17.
B. Bainbridge Freda had hoped working in a factory would enrich Brenda's life.
b. Improve the nutritive quality of (Food) by adding vitamins or nutrients. M20.
verb trans. Increase the proportion of a particular constituent in (a substance); spec. increase the proportion of uranium-235 in (uranium). E20.
Nature Calcium salts enriched in the non-radioactive nuclides 46Ca and 48Ca are now available.
enricher noun a person who or thing which enriches someone or something E17.
enrichingly adverb in a way that enriches someone or something E19.

Paradox (money)

Definition: A contradiction.

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