affluent
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Lower- and middle-income Americans spend a larger share of their paychecks on energy, food and housing, so they are no doubt feeling this inflation more acutely than the affluent.
A rate cap is expected to intensify competition for this affluent slice of the market while shrinking options for everyone else.
Inequality is in part a result of rising incomes at the top and especially in the growing cadres of the affluent middle class.
The Vulkangruppe in its statement apologised to less affluent residents impacted by the power cuts, but said it had less sympathy for "the many owners of villas".
From BBC
Private nursery chains, which have become a bigger share of the childcare market in recent years, tend to open in more affluent areas where there is a greater profit incentive.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
