well-to-do
[adjective]
Synonyms: rich, affluent, comfortable, moneyed, prosperous, wealthy, well-heeled (informal), well-off

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Antonyms: badly off

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English Thesaurus: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous, well-off, ...

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ˌwell-to-ˈdo adjective

1. rich and with a high social position:
well-to-do families

2. the well-to-do people who are rich

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rich having a lot of money – used about people and places:
She married a rich Greek shipowner.
one of the world’s richest nations
wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time:
wealthy landowners
Orange County is a very wealthy area.
a wealthy Arab businessman
affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions:
today’s affluent society
affluent young professionals
an affluent suburb of Boston
prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business:
Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.
prosperous merchants and bankers
well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably:
Her parents are pretty well-off.
children from well-off families
well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society:
Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.
The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society:
He comes from a privileged background.
The sport was only played by a privileged few.
comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money:
I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich:
They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.
Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

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well-to-do
rich.
In Johannesburg's well-to-do suburbs, residents are hiring security guards to protect their homes.

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well-to-do
have lots of money
He comes from a rather well-to-do family.

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well to do
adj. Having or making enough money to live comfortably; prosperous.
John's father owns a company and his family is well-to-do.
■ Often used with "the" like a plural noun.
This is the part of town where the well-to-do live.
Compare: IN THE LAP OF LUXURY, IN THE CHIPS, ON EASY STREET.

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