Vocabulary
Affluent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Most known-brand NEVs being offered in the market are priced so high that they can only be afforded by affluent buyers.
- Many of the most affluent, and thus, influential among them made a beeline tosign fat cheques unconditionally to earn the approval of the American president after welcoming him with fanfare.
- Second, affluent urban net-metered households are causing a nine-paisa per unit impact on average electricity cost which, the energy ministry says, could increase to Rs3.6 by 2034 if the policy is not changed.
- That said, the government needs to urgently come up with a plan to reduce the burden of Rs1.5 per unit on grid users due to its bad rooftop green metering policy for affluent segments of society.
- We should not assume that all legislators come (or will come in the future) from affluent classes, with huge disposable incomes.
Synonyms
moneyed, rich, upscale
Antonyms
destitute, poor, failing
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