1. Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
   "The affluent elite lived in mansions on the hill";
   - flush, loaded [informal], moneyed, wealthy, substantial, minted [Brit, informal], monied

1. An affluent person; a person who is financially well off
   "the so-called emerging affluents"
    
2. A branch that flows into the main stream
   "The Missouri River is a major affluent of the Mississippi";
   - feeder, tributary, confluent

Derived forms: affluents

See also: rich

Type of: branch, have, moneybags [informal], rich person, wealthy person

Antonym: distributary

Encyclopedia: Affluent