well-heeled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-heeled
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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So far, the most well-heeled Americans have continued to spend, to the point that they are able to offset the pullback from nearly everyone else.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The emergence of electric vehicles, hybrids and more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles is part of the reason, even as those fuel efficiencies are mostly reaped by the well-heeled Americans who can afford the newer cars.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
European soccer has lived this reality, too, its most passionate supporters crowded out by duller, well-heeled buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
"They tended to be very well-heeled gentry who'd come and stay at the likes of places like Chatsworth and be taken on a tour of the Peak District," says John.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Farmer convinced a well-heeled Duke classmate, Todd McCormack, to join the PIH board of advisers, as did, some months later, a fellow Harvard anthropology and medical student named Jim Yong Kim.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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