independent meansnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈmiːnz/us/ˌɪn.dɪ.pen.dənt ˈmiːnz/income that you have from investments, etc. rather than from a job:
As a woman of independent means, she spent most of her life in voluntary work.
He has independent means.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- bring sth in
- commission
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- hustle
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- venal
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