well-to-do
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-to-do
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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Sand’s parents—Maurice Dupin de Francueil, a well-to-do Napoleonic officer, and Sophie Delaborde, a dancer and demimondaine—were married only one month before their daughter’s birth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lots of well-to-do folks say that L.A. has gone to hell in a handbasket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The exclusive complex, in classic picture-postcard Switzerland scenery, has been welcoming leaders and the well-to-do and for more than 150 years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the early days, such caps would affect only a small number of well-to-do retirees.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
The daughter of a well-to-do wine merchant, Rosa toiled in Pittsburgh as a peddler for a clothing firm.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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