affluency

American

[af-loo-uhn-see, uh-floo-] / ˈæf lu ən si, əˈflu- /

noun

plural

affluencies

affluence.

Etymology

Origin of affluency

First recorded in 1655–65; affluence, -ency

Example Sentences

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One large-scale study in California involving 5,200 families failed to find a relationship between owning a pet and overall health after correcting for income and the affluency of the local neighbourhood.

From The Guardian

The movie's about today and about the other and about the fact that '62 is the year when there's a Madison Avenue fabrication of America, the postwar affluency, suburban life, the space race.

From Los Angeles Times

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