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affluent
/ˈæfluənt/
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What does affluent mean?
noun
- Someone who is wealthy.
- A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
adjective
- Abundant; copious; plenteous.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
- (dated) Tributary.
- (obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæfluənt/
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There is no question as to the suitability of the affluent from a septic tank for irrigation purposes.
On that side the lane was open, and about two hundred paces further on, ran into a street of which it was the affluent.
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The reposeful, easy, affluent life to which her mother’s marriage had introduced her was, in truth, the beginning of a great change in Elizabeth.
This history brings in ranching only incidentally; it focuses on the land business, including grabs by Catron, Dorsey, and other affluent politicians.
The Ardeche and its principal affluent, the Chassezae, have, together, about twelve considerable tributaries rising near the crest of the mountains which bound the basin.