affluence.

An abundance of economic resources or wealth that permits a relatively high material standard of living.

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Words that belong together

• household affluence
• visible affluence

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Household affluence was measured through resources rather than the apparent size of one purchase.

Visible affluence in the district contrasted with the limited access available to nearby residents.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: social explanation, distributional analysis, population description, concept distinction. Disciplines: social science, economics, public policy. Commonness: moderately common.