well-off

[wel-awf, -of]
adjective
1.
having sufficient money for comfortable living; well-to-do.
2.
in a satisfactory, favorable, or good position or condition: If you have your health, you are well-off.
Origin:
1725–35

Synonyms
1. prosperous, wealthy, affluent, comfortable.
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well-off
 
—adj
1.  in a comfortable or favourable position or state
2.  financially well provided for; moderately rich

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Word Origin & History

well-off
1733, "comfortable," from well (adv.) + off. Meaning "prosperous, not poor" is recorded from 1849.
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Example sentences
With discretion and sumptuousness, residences away from home cater to the
  well-off.
The bulk of these discrepancies are accounted for by the fact that the poor get
  worse qualifications than the well-off.
Dumping on the president is a popular pastime among the circles of the well-off.
And, there are plenty of students who are well-off who should nonetheless not
  be pushed into college.
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