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well-off
[ wel-awf, -of ]
adjective
- having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
Synonyms: , , ,
- in a satisfactory, favorable, or good position or condition:
If you have your health, you are well-off.
well-off
adjective
- in a comfortable or favourable position or state
- financially well provided for; moderately rich
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of well-off1
Idioms and Phrases
In fortunate circumstances, especially wealthy or prosperous, as in They're quite well off now . This phrase may be a shortening of come well off , that is, “emerge in good circumstances.†[First half of 1600s]Example Sentences
California still has the most foreign-born residents in the U.S. and it dominates in terms of the well-off, including retirees, but even this demographic group is moving on.
"Even relatively well-off farmers selling surpluses don't see a turnaround anytime soon. And if they feel that way, imagine the plight of subsistence farmers," says Mr Dhar.
For many years, well-off Nigerians have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools - but now some of those institutions are setting up campuses in Africa's most populous nation.
The 44-year-old former criminal prosecutor has represented a moderately well-off slice of the East Bay suburbs — Fremont, Livermore, Pleasanton among them — for the last dozen years.
Mr Parry said the changes being put forward would benefit the whole of the men's professional game, but well-off clubs had "nothing to fear" from them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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