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[ wel-tuh-doo ] / ˈwɛl təˈdu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-to-do ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of well-to-doFirst recorded in 1815–25 SYNONYMS FOR well-to-docomfortable; affluent, moneyed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR well-to-do ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby well-to-dowell-tempered, well-thought-of, well-thought-out, well-thumbed, well-timed, well-to-do, well-trained, well-travelled, well-treated, well-tried, well-trodden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for well-to-doYou never see a boxer come out of a well-to-do family because they have nothing to fight for. Bryan Cranston on Walter White’s Future, Directing ‘Better Call Saul,’ and Hillary 2016|Marlow Stern|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST She reportedly told police that she had 200 well-to-do customers. The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST She works as a maid, scrubbing floors and toilets of the well-to-do families in West Hartford, Connecticut. Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Mohamed is a well-to-do young father and professional, a devout Muslim and a respected activist. As Protests Roil Egypt, Some In Opposition Bring Arms To ‘Defend Themselves’|Mike Giglio|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That, in turn, increases the demand for things that well-to-do Spanish doctors like to buy, like fancy restaurant meals. Will the Young People Go Home Again?|Megan McArdle|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST One of them, a very popular and well-to-do gentleman, made her an offer of marriage. A Little Girl in Old Washington|Amanda M. Douglas It is thought that William was the son of a well-to-do farmer who lost his property. The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton Having no expensive tastes, they regarded themselves as well-to-do and envied no one. A Bookful of Girls|Anna Fuller It is a simple villa such as is seen in the neighbourhood of well-to-do commercial towns. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay Ulick had known that the Miltons were well-to-do people who lived without ostentation, a rapidly vanishing species of New Yorkers. Painted Veils|James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for well-to-doCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to well-to-domoneyed, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, comfortable, flourishing, loaded, rich, snug, successful |