affluence

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance
US /ˈæfluəns/ UK /ˈæfluəns/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an abundance of wealth or material possessions

    The neighborhood's affluence was evident in its manicured lawns.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an abundance of wealth or... wealthprosperityrichnessopulenceabundanceplentyriches
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Etymology

From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia ('a flowing toward, abundance'), from affluere ('to flow toward'), from ad ('to') + fluere ('to flow').

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