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affluent

aff·luent

UK/ˈæf.lu.ənt/ US/ˈæfluːənt/ uncommon dated obsolete
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

an affluent person; a person who is financially well off

  • “the so-called emerging affluents”
2.

a branch that flows into the main stream

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adjective

1.

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

  • “an affluent banker”
  • “a speculator flush with cash”
  • “not merely rich but loaded”
  • “moneyed aristocrats”
  • “wealthy corporations”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French affluent, borrowed in turn from Latin affluentem, accusative singular of affluēns, present active participle of affluō (“flow to or towards; overflow with”), from ad (“to, towards”) + fluō (“flow”) (cognate via latter to fluid, flow). Sense of “wealthy” (plentiful flow of goods) c. 1600, which also led to nominalization affluence. By surface analysis, af- + fluent.

Phrases

  • emerging affluent
  • mass affluent

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