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[ wel -awf , -of ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈwɛlˈɔf, -ˈɒf / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
in a satisfactory, favorable, or good position or condition: If you have your health, you are well-off.
Origin of well-off First recorded in 1725–35
SYNONYMS FOR well-off 1 prosperous, wealthy, affluent, comfortable.
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Words nearby well-off well-met, well-mixed, well-motivated, wellness, well-nigh, well-off , well-oiled, well-ordered, well-ordered set, well-ordering theorem, well-organized
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Example sentences from the Web for well-off D.H. Lawrence wrestled with the discontent of well-off people in his dark fable, “The Rocking-Horse Winner.”
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The shortages affect both the poor and the well-off , in surprising ways.
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And if the deal paves the way for tax reform, the well-off could likely see some cherished deductions eliminated or capped.
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Portentously, the opposition consisted of communists, liberals, fascists, and a well-off middle class.
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Six years ago, The New York Times gushed about well-off women who quit work to stay home—without examining the economic risks.
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He was in the West India trade and was well-off , and he had no children, so they expected he would do well by father.
Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches | Sarah Orne Jewett
Her name is Ludmilla Heldegard Blumenthal; good family, well-off , pretty, and of course an angel.
Jo's Boys | Louisa May Alcott
Well-off the old man was, and, as she was his only daughter, they looked to 'ave all his money when he'd gorn.
Ship's Company, The Entire Collection | W.W. Jacobs
There was Todhunter, a well-off man who had bought my father's pictures while my father was still Pre-Raphaelite.
Four Years | William Butler Yeats
It is just as applicable, I believe, to the educated and the well-off .
Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) | Sir Leslie Stephen
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British Dictionary definitions for well-off adjective (well off when postpositive) in a comfortable or favourable position or state
financially well provided for; moderately rich
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with well-off 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]
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