affluence

UK: /ˈæfluəns/

US: /ˈæfluəns/

US: (af′lo̅o̅ əns or, often, ə flo̅o̅′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•flu•ence /ˈæfluəns/   n. [uncountable]

1. the state of having an abundance of money and material goods.

See -flu-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

af•flu•ence  (af′lo̅o̅ əns or, often, ə flo̅o̅′-), n. 

1. abundance of money, property, and other material goods;
   riches;
   wealth.
2. an abundant supply, as of thoughts or words;
   profusion.
3. a flowing to or toward;
   afflux.

• Latin affluentia, equivalent. to af- af- + flu- flow + -entia -ence
• Middle French
• Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

affluence / ˈæflʊəns/ noun

1. an abundant supply of money, goods, or property; wealth
2. abundance or profusion