Affluence test
noun
a check on benefit claimants’ financial resources to ensure that benefits go to those most in need
Examples
This week Harriet Harman, the social-security secretary, floated the idea of an “affluence test” to stop benefit payments to the better-off. — Economist, Jan. 1988
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(def 2).
- Affluent
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich: an affluent person. abounding in anything; abundant. flowing freely: an affluent fountain. a tributary stream. an affluent person: a luxurious resort appealing to young affluents. Contemporary Examples Since you already have low ratings, just embrace it and go really niche (and affluent). NBC, […]
- Affluent society
noun a society in which the material benefits of prosperity are widely available Historical Examples Both, following different paths, have achieved the affluent society, so called. Frigid Fracas Dallas McCord Reynolds A society in which scarcity of resources is not the predominant condition, and a general level of economic well-being has been achieved by most […]
- Affluential
noun an affluent person who does not display his or her wealth in the form of material possessions Historical Examples He is one of our most affluential Trustees, and has given large sums of money toward the asylums support. Daddy Long-Legs Jean Webster adjective wealthy and influential; rich and powerful Examples The sons and daughters […]
- Affluently
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich: an affluent person. abounding in anything; abundant. flowing freely: an affluent fountain. a tributary stream. an affluent person: a luxurious resort appealing to young affluents. Historical Examples But scarcely anywhere do we find this wonder-working grace so affluently described. The Expositor’s Bible: Ephesians […]