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affluence
[ af-loo-uhnsor, often, uh-floo- ]
noun
- abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.
- an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words; profusion.
- a flowing to or toward; afflux.
affluence
/ ˈæڱʊəԲ /
noun
- an abundant supply of money, goods, or property; wealth
- rare.abundance or profusion
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·f·Գ noun
- p·f·Գ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of affluence1
Example Sentences
Since he’s secretly penniless, Coop keeps up the posture of affluence.
Urban populations, particularly in Libreville - home to almost half the country's population - need more jobs and better services, in a country whose social development record has been disappointing, given its relative affluence.
At that point, all of the affluence, urbanity and privilege in the world wasn’t much good.
Through every incinerated block, reminders of the property owners’ affluence lingered: a home gym burned nearly beyond recognition, then a blackened hot tub, next the husks of multiple cars parked in a garage.
But at that level of affluence you don’t have grounds to complain about paying a minimum 25% of your annual income.
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