affluentaf‧flu‧ent /ˈæfluənt/ ●○○ adjective formal 
affluent familiesan affluent society/area etc the affluent Côte d'Azur► see thesaurus at rich—affluence noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINaffluent
Origin:
1400-1500 Old French, Latin, present participle of affluere ‘to flow in large quantities’, from ad- ‘to’ + fluere ‘to flow’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an affluent neighborhood
- As people become more affluent, so their standard and style of living improves.
- Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society.
- We drove through affluent suburbs with large houses and tree-lined streets.
- I had been guilty of this when my children were small in the early 1960s and living the affluent life.
- Leland added: Since none the less the gentry of the vicinity were anything but affluent, the profits may have been largely illusory.
- Of course it seems hard in our affluent times that the poor miner should have to suffer all of these deductions.
- Often we produce just the opposite, because the affluent become the most intense users of the service.
- Other companies are turning to television, which offers access to a much broader but less affluent market.
- Spatial mobility tends to be highest amongst the most affluent groups on the one hand and the most poor on the other.
- They say that the pack reached only the more affluent areas where house prices averaged £150,000.
- They tend to be more mature, more responsible, and to come from more affluent homes.
THESAURUS
having a lot of money – used about people and places: · She married a rich Greek shipowner.· one of the world’s richest nations
rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time: · wealthy landowners· Orange County is a very wealthy area.· a wealthy Arab businessman
formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions: · today’s affluent society· affluent young professionals· an affluent suburb of Boston
formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business: · Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.· prosperous merchants and bankers
fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably: · Her parents are pretty well-off.· children from well-off families
written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society: · Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.· The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society: · He comes from a privileged background.· The sport was only played by a privileged few.
[not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money: · I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
informal to be extremely rich: · They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.· Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.
Longman Language Activatorhaving a lot of money or possessions · Her new boyfriend is very good-looking and very rich.· You have to be rich to afford anything in this shop.· The rich countries of the world have promised more aid for developing countries.· Every year "Fortune" magazine publishes a list of the 100 richest people in America.
rich, especially through owning land, property, or valuable possessions over a long period of time: · She comes from a wealthy family, who own houses in London and Paris.· The new taxes were aimed at the largest and wealthiest corporations.· You would never have guessed from meeting him how immensely wealthy he was.
having more money than most people, so that you have a comfortable and easy life: · They were sufficiently well off to buy their own apartment.relatively/reasonably well off: · a relatively well off familybetter off: · The government claim that people are better off now than they have ever been.
rich and respected because you have a fairly high position in society: well-to-do family/background: · He wants to find a husband from a well-to-do background for his daughter.· Surprisingly, police statistics show that many of these thefts were carried out by people from well-to-do families.well-to-do area/neighbourhood: · Educational facilities are best in the more well-to-do residential areas.
having a lot of money, especially as a result of your own hard work - use this when talking about people in a particular country or group in society: · As people become more affluent, so their standard and style of living improves.affluent suburb: · We drove through affluent suburbs with large houses and tree-lined streets.affluent society: · Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society.
having a lot of money and a high standard of living, especially as a result of being successful in business: · a prosperous American businessman· After the war, Germany became one of Europe's most prosperous countries.
to have enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money: · When the children were small we never had much money, but now we seem to be comfortably off.
having enough money to live comfortably without worrying about money - use this about people or their financial situation: · My wife and I are very lucky, really, we're comfortable, even though we're both retired.have a comfortable life: · They've had a much more comfortable life since she started her new job.in comfortable circumstances: · He had supposed Mrs Mack to have been in comfortable circumstances, so he was surprised when he saw her tiny apartment.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the affluent Côte d'AzurCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc SYN wealthy: the affluent Côte d'Azur· Midhurst and Petworth were actually less affluent than their respective market areas.· Other companies are turning to television, which offers access to a much broader but less affluent market.· A wealthy partner risks money on the prudence of less affluent partners.
· As a similar percentage of the population, Norfolk priests were very much more affluent.· One option might be variations on the kinds of private military schools that more affluent parents who can afford it already utilize.· Some weeks, of course, were more affluent than others.· They tend to be more mature, more responsible, and to come from more affluent homes.· The students on his floor came from backgrounds more affluent and permissive than his own.· The arts tourist is more highly educated, more affluent, and stays longer than the average tourist.· If you happen to be among the more affluent yourself, ask yourself if you have any relatives in the military.· While some of these funds were earmarked for South Phoenix, others were allocated to more affluent areas of the city.
· Spatial mobility tends to be highest amongst the most affluent groups on the one hand and the most poor on the other.· During the Reagan administration, income was redistributed away from lower-income families and individuals-particularly the poorest-and towards the most affluent.· Even the most affluent - who can afford private health care and private education - can not buy a clean environment.· He was then the most affluent.
· However, comprehensives in relatively affluent rural and suburban areas will become richer.
NOUN· They say that the pack reached only the more affluent areas where house prices averaged £150,000.· While some of these funds were earmarked for South Phoenix, others were allocated to more affluent areas of the city.· It is more difficult to understand the senseless vandalism that goes on in comparatively affluent areas.
· It is vital for the affluent countries to do much more through the United Nations to get support and assistance insitu.· You depict rare occurrences - like Westerners paying for foster children to visit their affluent country - as a major problem.
· Black children from middle-class or affluent families, they say, are more apt to adopt what is commonly called black slang.· In general, teenagers from more affluent families are more likely than those from poorer families to terminate their pregnancies.· At the same time, we all know children from affluent families who are starved for moral and ethical guidance.
· But in an affluent society the problem of poverty is fundamentally different from what it is in an underdeveloped economy.· Here, as also in pages to come, we see the most singular feature of the affluent society taking form.· It provides perhaps little incentive for most youngsters in today's affluent society.· It goes either to local elites or for export to more affluent societies.· But that functioning is marginal to the lives of most people in affluent societies.
· Their housing situation is not atypical, even for this affluent suburb.· Lisa Tessler is from an affluent suburb of New York.
affluent familiesan affluent society/area etc the affluent Côte d'Azur► see thesaurus at rich—affluence noun [uncountable]