The meaning of Affluence

noun

A useful or valuable thing or person.

Usage examples:

Quick reflexes were his chief assets

noun

Money in coins or notes, as distinct from cheques, money orders, or credit.

Usage examples:

The staff were paid in cash

verb

Give or obtain notes or coins for (a cheque or money order).

Usage examples:

The bank cashed her cheque

noun

A coin of low value from china, southern india, or se asia.

noun

Chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs.

Usage examples:

Some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate

noun

A very large amount of money or property

Usage examples:

They made a fortune in real estate., this dress cost a (small) fortune (= a lot of money)., [ u ] h…

noun

An extremely large amount of money

Usage examples:

Pay/spend a fortune the company needs to spend a fortune to bring all of its stores up to scratch.,…

noun

Money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.

Usage examples:

Officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre

noun

Money or profit

Usage examples:

Filthy lucre

noun

A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense.

Usage examples:

He lived a life of luxury

adjective

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury.

Usage examples:

A luxury yacht

noun

Great comfort, esp. as provided by expensive and beautiful possessions, surroundings, or food, or something enjoyable and often expensive but not necessary

Usage examples:

[ u ] a life of luxury, [ u ] a luxury hotel, [ c ] having an extra bathroom was at first a luxury,…

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

plural noun

An action or system by which a result is achieved; a method.

Usage examples:

Technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation

noun

A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.

Usage examples:

I counted the money before putting it in my wallet

noun

The coins or bills with their value on them that are used to buy things, or the total amount of these that someone has

Usage examples:

I need a dollar – have you got any money on you?, there’s not much money in our savings account., w…

noun

The value of what a person or organization owns, keeps in a bank, has in investments, or spends

Usage examples:

His estate is worth a lot of money., she makes more money than he does., publishers earn money from…

noun

Great wealth or luxuriousness.

Usage examples:

Rooms of spectacular opulence

noun

The quality of being expensive and luxurious

Usage examples:

He says living in such opulence makes him uneasy., she stared around her in awe at the sheer opulen…

pronoun

A large or sufficient amount or quantity; more than enough.

Usage examples:

I would have plenty of time to get home before my parents arrived

noun

A situation in which food and other necessities are available in sufficiently large quantities.

Usage examples:

Such natural phenomena as famine and plenty

adverb

Used to emphasize the degree of something.

Usage examples:

She has plenty more ideas

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

noun

A thing or things owned by someone; a possession or possessions

Usage examples:

[ u ] the books are the property of the public library., [ c ] he owns some valuable waterfront pro…

noun

An object or objects that belong to someone

Usage examples:

They haven't yet learnt to respect people's property., accepting stolen property is against the law…

noun

The state of being prosperous.

Usage examples:

A long period of peace and prosperity

noun

A situation in which people are successful and have a lot of money

Usage examples:

We need to drive growth and create jobs and prosperity., economic/future prosperity

noun

A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

Usage examples:

Local authorities complained that they lacked resources

verb

Provide with resources.

Usage examples:

A strategy which ensures that primary healthcare workers are adequately resourced

noun

Something that can be used to help you

Usage examples:

The library was a valuable resource, and he frequently made use of it., [ pl ] the earth has limite…

plural noun

Material wealth.

Usage examples:

Riches beyond their wildest dreams

noun

The state of existing in or containing plentiful quantities of something desirable.

Usage examples:

Tropical gardens with an enormous richness of flora and fauna

noun

The quality of having a lot of something that is valuable or interesting

Usage examples:

We were impressed by the great richness of detail in her painting., richness of flavour, it's a won…

noun

A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Usage examples:

A steel tube coated with a waxy substance

noun

A material with particular physical characteristics

Usage examples:

The pesticide contains a substance that is toxic to insects., surprisingly, these filmmakers opted …

noun

An abundance of valuable possessions or money.

Usage examples:

He used his considerable wealth to bribe officials

noun

A large amount of money and other valuable possessions

Usage examples:

His wealth is so great that money doesn’t mean much to him., jim has a wealth of teaching experienc…

noun

A large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions that a person or a country owns

Usage examples:

Create/build/generate wealth leaders in business must create wealth and jobs., accrue/accumulate we…