The phrase "a proportion of wealth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the distribution or share of wealth among individuals, groups, or entities.
Example: "A proportion of wealth in the country is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals."
Alternatives: "a share of wealth" or "a fraction of wealth".
Another way of looking at the issue is to look at the share of inherited wealth as a proportion of total wealth; this was 90% before the First World War but fell to 45% by 1970.
It wouldn't surprise me if - as a proportion of his wealth - it's less than an ordinary person would spend on their 55th birthday".
According to Mr Cliffe, total liabilities as a proportion of gross wealth have risen from 15.9% in 2000 to 28.1% this year.
In fact, taken as a proportion of their wealth, the less publicised giving of British-based philanthropists (Vivien Duffield, Paul Hamlyn and the Sainsbury family) is on a par with that of their US counterparts.
"Inheritances as a proportion of total wealth have been increasing over the last 20 to 25 years and will certainly continue increasing in the future," said Edward N. Wolff, a professor of economics at New York University.
Fools and their money are soon parted, and so it was that Mead, Jennifer Moses and Ron Beller allowed a proportion of their wealth to be redistributed to their PA, who earned - in her best year - £38,000, a fraction of the salaries and bonuses they were paid.
It wouldn't surprise me if - as a proportion of his wealth - it's less than an ordinary person would spend on their 55th birthday". The retail tycoon is expected to foot the bill for all of his guests, who are likely to include formula one boss Eddie Jordan, and Simon Cowell as well as Moss, whose deal to create an own-label collection for Top Shop is worth a reported £3m.
Eurostat data, for European Union members and some other European countries, showed Denmark, Sweden and Iceland were the biggest spenders on education, as a proportion of national wealth.
A quarter of Brazilians now worship in Evangelical churches, many of them practicing the Prosperity gospel which promises them happiness and fulfilment in return for a proportion of their wealth.
