affluency

noun

af·flu·en·cy | \ ˈa-(ˌ)flü-ən(t)-sē

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also a-ˈflü- or ə-\

plural affluencies

Definition of affluency

: affluence

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While their populations are too small to make our list, their concentration of affluency is striking. — Ben Baxter, AL.com, "Alabama cities ranked by ratio of affluent home values," 7 Dec. 2017

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