What's the difference between affluence and wealth?

Affluence


Definition:

  • (n.) A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.
  • (n.) An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Also playing their part are increased mobility of populations, particularly moves from rural to urban areas, increased affluence, increased alcohol comsumption and leisure time together with greater personal freedom.
  • (2) Other ‘norm’ areas, for example Trafford, will have extremes, ie, areas of affluence against areas of deprivation, which is normally shown in findings like this.
  • (3) None of the students attributed AIDS to mystical forces, while some associated it with affluence.
  • (4) The rise was greatest in the areas of most affluence.
  • (5) Bercow says the commission will need to ask "searching questions about the digital divide, the haves and have-nots of the internet and the smartphone, not least because of the accumulating evidence that the Berlin Wall which undoubtedly exists in this terrain is no longer about age but relates to affluence and the lack of it".
  • (6) The considerable adult male mortality appears to be related to the rapidly acquired affluence and the ready availability of motorcycles, cars, imported foods, tobacco, and alcohol.
  • (7) One of the first guests was the renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith , best known for his critique of private affluence amid public squalor.
  • (8) Recent attempts to portray the relative affluence of the current generation of older Americans as causing economic hardship for younger generations are examined in this paper.
  • (9) To test this belief I have assessed the exposure of Black people, in time and degree, to the following CHD risk factors: affluence, age, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, dietary excess, smoking, physical inactivity, diabetes, obesity, hyperuricaemia and hyperinsulinism.
  • (10) Affluence and a rising standard of living were taken for granted, and Britain's political and constitutional system was widely admired as a symbol of stability and ordered progress.
  • (11) Ernst von Weizsaecker, an environmental scientist who co-chaired the panel, said: “Rising affluence is triggering a shift in diets towards meat and dairy products - livestock now consumes much of the world’s crops and by inference a great deal of freshwater, fertilisers and pesticides.” Both energy and agriculture need to be “decoupled” from economic growth because environmental impacts rise roughly 80% with a doubling of income, the report found.
  • (12) The data indicated a successive decline in the duration of breastfeeding with increasing affluence, and late introduction of weaning foods to rural children.
  • (13) A 100-strong "affluence team" is being drawn from 2,250 newly-recruited tax inspectors expected to be in place within weeks.
  • (14) With the overall affluence of the society, health care in terms of immunization has improved dramatically and more than 90% of all children are covered.
  • (15) Many in the outside world argue that political liberalisation will follow automatically with increased affluence.
  • (16) As the government must know, the growing affluence of the population will only increase the pressure for civil liberty in China.
  • (17) Modernization of this society through the affluence acquired by the mining of phosphate has led to serious public health problems relating to non-communicable diseases so that the mortality trends now mirror those of developed societies.
  • (18) Most foreigners were struck by the affluence, vivacious commerce and great manufacturing capacity of the Georgians.
  • (19) Maurice Strong, secretary-general of the summit , warned: 'No place on the planet could remain an island of affluence in a sea of misery.
  • (20) This however, is not the case with weight variability where, in addition to the mean, there is evidence of independent effects of affluence, altitude, and especially latitude.

Wealth


Definition:

  • (n.) Weal; welfare; prosperity; good.
  • (n.) Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate; affluence; opulence; riches.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This suggests his wealth exceeds the total worth of 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who was attacked for his wealth throughout the campaign.
  • (2) On the other hand, the expectation that authority will be bestowed by market forces following a miraculous ‘‘transfer of wealth’’ does suggest an alternative route to normal democratic processes: theocracy via plutocracy.
  • (3) Dinner is the usual “international” menu that few will bother with given the wealth of choice nearby.
  • (4) We have the nuclear-related wealth, which captures the highly skilled and the affluent and the upwardly mobile.
  • (5) If that's something to boast about, then living off inherited wealth must be something to be ashamed of.
  • (6) The current president of the supreme court, Lord Phillips, who steps down at the end of September, welcomed his successor, praising his "wealth of judicial experience" and "ability to lead a collegiate court".
  • (7) Sir Ken Morrison, supermarkets Jersey trusts protect the billion-pound wealth of the 83-year-old Bradford-born Morrisons supermarket founder and a large number of his family members.
  • (8) But through the takeover of land, exploitation of minerals and privatisation of resources, west Africa’s wealth is leaving in shiploads, just as it always has done.
  • (9) The sanctions that could be levied in the aftermath of the Geneva meeting were expected to focus on Putin's close associates, including oligarchs who control much of Russia's wealth, as well as businesses and other entities they control.
  • (10) The wealth of new information on BBM transport of Pi which has accumulated in recent years gives an indication of the importance and intellectual challenge that the mechanism of this process poses to investigators.
  • (11) According to the latest World Wealth Report from Merrill Lynch, there are now 10.1 million people worth more than $1m (£507,000), excluding the value of their homes.
  • (12) According to the latest available ABS data, which is for 2013-14, 72% of investment property assets are owned by, and 52% of investment property debt is owed by, households in the top 20% (ie the richest one-fifth) of the household wealth distribution.
  • (13) I believe in wealth creation and company profits, and for the government to play its part, and we have been working closely with business to shape that agenda.” Specifically, Miliband pointed out David Cameron, during his chairmanship of the G8 in 2013, had promised to make a crackdown on tax evasion one of his central goals.
  • (14) Good mental health brings with it a whole lot of goodies in Santa’s stocking, because after all, physical fitness and wealth are meaningless without it.
  • (15) The Tony Abbott lecturing the American president on taxation fairness is, of course, the one who as Australian prime minister is presiding over policies of taxation amnesty for the richest Australians who have themselves offshored their hidden wealth, capping their taxable liability to merely the last four years.
  • (16) A world of hidden wealth: why we are shining a light offshore Read more However, the Nahmad lawyers have also insisted that because the painting is not in New York and the IAC is based in Panama, the court case should not be allowed to proceed in the US.
  • (17) When the Occupy movement suggested a distinction between the 1% and the 99% in society, this was based on the distribution of wealth, going right to the root of social inequalities: the 1% are the multimillionaires.
  • (18) Part of the new wealth has been driven by the rise in commodity prices.
  • (19) The federal government wanted all this wealth for itself."
  • (20) Michael Yoshikami, the founder of Destination Wealth Management, said Citigroup had a long way to go.