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- Dictionaryaffluence/ˈaflʊəns/
noun
- 1. the state of having a great deal of money; wealth: "a sign of our growing affluence"
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the state of having a lot of money or owning many things: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor. The nation's affluence has made two- and even three-car families the norm. Synonym. wealth (MONEY) See. affluent. Fewer examples. Most Americans continue to enjoy considerable affluence.
The meaning of AFFLUENCE is abundance of property : wealth. How to use affluence in a sentence. What is the origin of affluence?
Affluence definition: abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth.. See examples of AFFLUENCE used in a sentence.
the state of having a lot of money or owning many things: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor. The nation's affluence has made two- and even three-car families the norm. Synonym. wealth (MONEY) See. affluent. Fewer examples. Most Americans continue to enjoy considerable affluence.
affluence in American English. (ˈæfluːəns, often əˈfluː-) noun. 1. abundance of money, property, and other material goods; riches; wealth. 2. an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words; profusion. 3. a flowing to or toward; afflux.
Affluence means great wealth and abundance, such as the great riches found by ancient explorers who exploited the new worlds of North and South America. The roots of the word affluence are recognizable in the Latin affluentia, which refers to something that flows toward (someone).
Definition of affluence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
