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affluent
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affluent
(adjective)
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affluent
/
ˈ
æfluwənt/
adjective
affluent
/
ˈ
æfluwənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of AFFLUENT
[
more affluent; most affluent
]
:
having a large amount of money and owning many expensive things
:
rich
,
wealthy
an
affluent
country
an
affluent
suburb/neighborhood/community
affluent
families
His family was more
affluent
than most.
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— affluence
/
ˈ
æfluwəns/
noun
[
noncount
]
They rose from poverty to
affluence
. [=they were poor and became rich]
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