well-to-do

[ wel-tuh-doo ]

adjective

1. prosperous; rich.

   Synonyms: moneyed, affluent, comfortable

well-to-do

adjective

1. moderately wealthy

Word History and Origins

Origin of well-to-do¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

You never see a boxer come out of a well-to-do family because they have nothing to fight for.

From The Daily Beast

She reportedly told police that she had 200 well-to-do customers.

From The Daily Beast

She works as a maid, scrubbing floors and toilets of the well-to-do families in West Hartford, Connecticut.

From The Daily Beast

Mohamed is a well-to-do young father and professional, a devout Muslim and a respected activist.

From The Daily Beast

That, in turn, increases the demand for things that well-to-do Spanish doctors like to buy, like fancy restaurant meals.

From The Daily Beast

With time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.

From Project Gutenberg

His parents were of the well-to-do farming class, occupied from one year's end to the other with the work of the fields.

From Project Gutenberg

Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.

From Project Gutenberg

A relative of the Virlaz family, well-to-do Jewish furriers of Leipsic.

From Project Gutenberg

They were well-to-do folk and, according to Cesar Birotteau who knew them, old man Crottat was as "close as a snail."

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Related Words

• affluent
• moneyed
• prosperous
• wealthy