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affluence

noun

  1. abundance of valuable financial assets or physical possessions which can be converted into a form that can be used for transactions
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈæf.lu.əns/

noun

Etymology: From Old French affluence, from Latin affluentia. Only relation to antonym indigence is common Latinate suffix; affluence only acquired sense of wealth in 16th century English and French, while indigentia meant “poverty” or “lack” in Latin.

  1. An abundant flow or supply.
  2. An abundance of wealth.

    His affluence was surpassed by no man.

  3. A moderate level of wealth.

    They had achieved affluence, but aspired to true wealth.

  4. An influx.