well-to-do
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-to-do
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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On the run from her well-to-do, stuffy colonial background, she launched herself into London’s bohemia.
They get all kinds, from well-to-do couples toting their toy pooches in the same designer bag as their medications, to criminally neglected unhoused people.
From Salon
A well-to-do worker in finance, he is ready to spread a lot of money around, and make some dodgy connections, to find her.
From Los Angeles Times
Others are looking in total disbelief at the police cordon in this very well-to-do Swiss Alpine resort.
From BBC
But the country still has millions of well-to-do shoppers who can afford to splurge on, say, a $6 package of Sam’s Club-exclusive Oreos, with thinner cookies and more cream.
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