affluent area
collocation in Englishmeaningsofaffluentandarea
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affluent
adjective
uk/ˈæf.lu.ənt/us/ˈæf.lu.ənt/
having a lot of money or owning a lot ...
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area
noun
uk/ˈeə.ri.ə/us/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofaffluentandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That's the advantage or disadvantage (laughs) of working in thisaffluentarea.
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One example is of a bail hostel located in anaffluentareawhere most of the locals object.
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It is a well-heeled,affluentarea, but it has pockets of poverty and deprivation.
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My constituency is not in anaffluentarea.
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While in general it is anaffluentarea, it contains quite a mixture of people and places, as befits most of our metropolitan constituencies.
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From afar, my constituency would be judged anaffluentarea.
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I do not represent a particularlyaffluentareaof the country.
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I live in anaffluentarea, and local people would have to pay the local income tax.
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I used to think it was quite anaffluentarea.
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How have we got into a position where a deprived local authority area is contributing more than anaffluentarea?
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The difference between the two must be that one is anaffluentareaand the other is a poor area.
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I understand that the guidance sensibly gives some latitude, particularly where there are boundaries with problems, such as when an area of deprivation finds itself within anaffluentarea.
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It is a fairlyaffluentarea.
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One of the major difficulties is that so many of the schemes are narrowly targeted and miss out pockets of deprivation in a relativelyaffluentarea.
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Although it is not the mostaffluentareain the country, it is far from being the kind of deprived inner-city area normally associated with low turnout.
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Thus, the health needs of the 65-to-74 age group in deprived areas may be similar to those of the 75-to-84 group in a moreaffluentarea.
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Rochford is in no sense anaffluentarea.
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It is easy to see that once there is a universal bank in a moreaffluentarea, people will transfer to bank accounts of one sort or another.
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His off-licence is in a relativelyaffluentareawhere people have money to spend, but he was seriously worried by the damage that smuggling has caused to his small business.
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It is anaffluentarea, with an average house price of around 277,000.
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