well-to-do
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təˈdu adjective
prosperous; rich.
Origin:
1815–25
1815–25
Synonyms
comfortable; affluent, moneyed.
comfortable; affluent, moneyed.
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| well-to-do | |
| —adj | |
| moderately wealthy | |
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Well-to-do
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Example sentences
Some had grown up in well-to-do settings, with parents who had raised them never to doubt how high they could climb.
Gee, a free trip for a pile of well-to-do folks who could easily pay their own ways.
Cabins sprang up as well-to-do local families discovered this idyllic haven and began making annual treks.
As a matter of fact, the marked shortening of the menu is in informal dinners and at the home table of the well-to-do.
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