AFFLUENCE


Meaning of AFFLUENCE in English

/af"looh euhns/ or, often, /euh flooh"-/ , 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.

[ 1350-1400; ME affluentia, equiv. to af- AF- + flu- flow + -entia -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .