Affluent
adjective
Very rich and having a lot of money.
The new shopping mall is being built in the affluent part of the city.
Often appears as...
- affluent society
- affluent neighborhood
noun
A stream or river that flows into a larger one.
The Missouri River is an affluent of the Mississippi River.
Often appears as...
- affluent of the
- small affluent
adjective
Very rich and having a lot of money.
The new shopping mall is being built in the affluent part of the city.
Often appears as...
- affluent society
- affluent neighborhood
noun
A stream or river that flows into a larger one.
The Missouri River is an affluent of the Mississippi River.
Often appears as...
- affluent of the
- small affluent
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Levels
Affluent describes a high economic status, suggesting luxury and abundance of possessions or wealth.
An affluent individual may drive a luxury car and live in a large, opulent house.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Rich
Affluent tends to imply wealth coupled with influence, success, or a high standard of living, not just money.
Affluent business leaders often have a significant impact on community development.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Context
Affluent is often used to contrast with poorer economic groups within a society or region.
There's a clear divide between the affluent neighborhoods and the deprived areas of the city.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Levels
Affluent describes a high economic status, suggesting luxury and abundance of possessions or wealth.
An affluent individual may drive a luxury car and live in a large, opulent house.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Rich
Affluent tends to imply wealth coupled with influence, success, or a high standard of living, not just money.
Affluent business leaders often have a significant impact on community development.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Context
Affluent is often used to contrast with poorer economic groups within a society or region.
There's a clear divide between the affluent neighborhoods and the deprived areas of the city.
Pro Tip 1/3Economic Levels
Affluent describes a high economic status, suggesting luxury and abundance of possessions or wealth.
An affluent individual may drive a luxury car and live in a large, opulent house.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Rich
Affluent tends to imply wealth coupled with influence, success, or a high standard of living, not just money.
Affluent business leaders often have a significant impact on community development.
Pro Tip 3/3Societal Context
Affluent is often used to contrast with poorer economic groups within a society or region.
There's a clear divide between the affluent neighborhoods and the deprived areas of the city.
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The cost of workplace...
No, even the good stress can mess with you, but it's the bad stress that I came to talk about. And probably not for the reason you'd expect. I'm a relationship manager for affluent individuals. Meaning, I work with wealthy folks and their families, hip to hip, helping them achieve their financial goals. I like to keep the economy in mind, because I know
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How to buy happiness PIPE...
rather than on yourself. We see this again and again when we give people money to spend on others instead of on themselves. Of course, these are undergraduates in Canada -- not the world's most representative population. They're also fairly wealthy and affluent and other sorts of things. We wanted to see if this holds true everywhere in the world
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Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
Nothing thrills me more than to see kids pollinating plants instead of each other. I gotta tell you, I'm a protective parent. But those kids are the kids who are now putting pumpkin patches on top of trains. We're also designing coin ponds for the rich and affluent. We're also becoming children of the corn,
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Will automation take...
On the one hand, a set of highly paid, highly educated professionals doing interesting work, on the other, a large number of citizens in low-paid jobs whose primary responsibility is to see to the comfort and health of the affluent. That is not my vision of progress, and I doubt that it is yours.
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A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
And so the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And I had to I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans. They're not on my radar. I pastor a church in one of the most affluent areas of America -- a bunch of gated communities.
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A day in the life of an...
promised to the temple at birth. At puberty, she changed her name and gained her elevated naditu status in a ceremony where a priest examined the entrails of a sacrificed animal for omens. The naditu are an esteemed group drawn from Babylonia’s most affluent families.
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The paradox of choice PIPE...
The reason that everything was better back when everything was worse is that when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise. Nowadays, the world we live in -- we affluent, industrialized citizens,
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What I learned as a...
At that time, I really had nothing else to do, so I paid attention to these two female guards and listened to what they were talking about. Guard A was older, and she studied English. She seemed like she came from an affluent family.
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Travelers of the Year PIPE...
affluent or incredibly poor they just they connected on a very visceral level I think so it was amazing I think the boys want to find there inner Messiah and that is a very protective place like warriors in their
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Michael Sandel: Why we...
marketizing every aspect of life leads to a condition where those who are affluent and those who are of modest means increasingly live separate lives.
Video examples
The cost of workplace...
No, even the good stress can mess with you, but it's the bad stress that I came to talk about. And probably not for the reason you'd expect. I'm a relationship manager for affluent individuals. Meaning, I work with wealthy folks and their families, hip to hip, helping them achieve their financial goals. I like to keep the economy in mind, because I know
Video examples
How to buy happiness PIPE...
rather than on yourself. We see this again and again when we give people money to spend on others instead of on themselves. Of course, these are undergraduates in Canada -- not the world's most representative population. They're also fairly wealthy and affluent and other sorts of things. We wanted to see if this holds true everywhere in the world
Video examples
Stephen Ritz: A teacher...
Nothing thrills me more than to see kids pollinating plants instead of each other. I gotta tell you, I'm a protective parent. But those kids are the kids who are now putting pumpkin patches on top of trains. We're also designing coin ponds for the rich and affluent. We're also becoming children of the corn,
Video examples
Will automation take...
On the one hand, a set of highly paid, highly educated professionals doing interesting work, on the other, a large number of citizens in low-paid jobs whose primary responsibility is to see to the comfort and health of the affluent. That is not my vision of progress, and I doubt that it is yours.
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A life of purpose PIPE Rick...
And so the purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. And I had to I can't think of the last time I thought of widows and orphans. They're not on my radar. I pastor a church in one of the most affluent areas of America -- a bunch of gated communities.
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
promised to the temple at birth. At puberty, she changed her name and gained her elevated naditu status in a ceremony where a priest examined the entrails of a sacrificed animal for omens. The naditu are an esteemed group drawn from Babylonia’s most affluent families.
Video examples
The paradox of choice PIPE...
The reason that everything was better back when everything was worse is that when everything was worse, it was actually possible for people to have experiences that were a pleasant surprise. Nowadays, the world we live in -- we affluent, industrialized citizens,
Video examples
What I learned as a...
At that time, I really had nothing else to do, so I paid attention to these two female guards and listened to what they were talking about. Guard A was older, and she studied English. She seemed like she came from an affluent family.
Video examples
Travelers of the Year PIPE...
affluent or incredibly poor they just they connected on a very visceral level I think so it was amazing I think the boys want to find there inner Messiah and that is a very protective place like warriors in their
Video examples
Michael Sandel: Why we...
marketizing every aspect of life leads to a condition where those who are affluent and those who are of modest means increasingly live separate lives.
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
We hear time and again what a prosperous, affluent country Britain is, the sixth richest in the world. But aren't we ashamed that people who need emergency food handouts are eating cold beans and stewed steak from the tin, or handing it back, because they can't even heat it up?
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Jamie Johnson
American Director
In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a blood sport. Chumming up to influential figures who are in a position to help can determine the course of an entire life.
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Frankie Shaw
American Actress
We had no money. My family was in Southie; I was in affluent Brookline. I don't know if it's my personality or the circumstance, but it all kind of led to this feeling of being an observer on the outside.
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Nicky Oppenheimer
South African Businessman
I am one of the affluent rich living the good life. But I like to think that I am doing my bit to resolve the problems of Africa and am certainly committed to Africa in the long run.
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Norman Borlaug
American Scientist
The green revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world.
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
My kids are being raised in a much more affluent environment than was mine. My wife and I talk about that all the time because neither of us had this kind of experience.
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Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
As people around the world become more affluent, they are demanding diets richer in animal protein, which will require ever more robust feed crop yields to sustain.
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K. A. Applegate
American Writer
I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.
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Nish Kumar
British Comedian
I like having my mistakes corrected, but I wonder if it's because you're forced to have a certain humility if you're not an affluent white man.
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Cynthia Voigt
American Writer
Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.
Quote examples
Jack Monroe
British Journalist
We hear time and again what a prosperous, affluent country Britain is, the sixth richest in the world. But aren't we ashamed that people who need emergency food handouts are eating cold beans and stewed steak from the tin, or handing it back, because they can't even heat it up?
Quote examples
Jamie Johnson
American Director
In affluent communities, where each member is keenly aware of his or her place within the Byzantine order, attracting the right friends is a blood sport. Chumming up to influential figures who are in a position to help can determine the course of an entire life.
Quote examples
Frankie Shaw
American Actress
We had no money. My family was in Southie; I was in affluent Brookline. I don't know if it's my personality or the circumstance, but it all kind of led to this feeling of being an observer on the outside.
Quote examples
Nicky Oppenheimer
South African Businessman
I am one of the affluent rich living the good life. But I like to think that I am doing my bit to resolve the problems of Africa and am certainly committed to Africa in the long run.
Quote examples
Norman Borlaug
American Scientist
The green revolution has an entirely different meaning to most people in the affluent nations of the privileged world than to those in the developing nations of the forgotten world.
Quote examples
Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
My kids are being raised in a much more affluent environment than was mine. My wife and I talk about that all the time because neither of us had this kind of experience.
Quote examples
Nina Fedoroff
American Scientist
As people around the world become more affluent, they are demanding diets richer in animal protein, which will require ever more robust feed crop yields to sustain.
Quote examples
K. A. Applegate
American Writer
I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.
Quote examples
Nish Kumar
British Comedian
I like having my mistakes corrected, but I wonder if it's because you're forced to have a certain humility if you're not an affluent white man.
Quote examples
Cynthia Voigt
American Writer
Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.
Example 1 of 10
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