well-off
well-off
Definition
well·-off (-ôf′)
adjective
- in a favorable or fortunate condition or circumstance
- prosperous; well-to-do
well-off
Synonyms
well-off
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- become: When more than 1.25 billion people become well-off, the demand on everything will be enormous.
Modifies a noun
- background: Most of the schools surveyed were in areas where children came from well-off family backgrounds.
- family: He comes from a well-off family from the north of Spain.
- household: Other factors were involved in the growth since 1991: Relatively well-off households seeking more individuality from their homes entered the self-build market.
- parent: Less well-off parents will be able to claim part or all of the fees at certain schools from a special government fund.
- society: We do not have the right to deny less well-off societies the benefits of biotechnology.
- student: The least well-off students in Wales may receive extra support from the ALG.
Modifying Another Word
- relatively: Many relatively well-off families might think they aren't entitled to credits on top of child benefit.
- reasonably: Mr. and Mrs. Miniver are the average reasonably well-off middle-class couple with a son at Oxford, a small daughter and younger son.
- very: Despite the hype, property investment would have only been possible for a handful of very well-off savers.
- quite: Law " was bright and cheery, with the main characters quite well-off.
- comparatively: Even comparatively well-off people in what would now be thought of as professional jobs were often very inadequately paid.
- financially: Many financially well-off people do go to the opera.
Preposition: in
well-off Quotes
You jast keep your air on and listen to me.You Awrish people are too well off: thet's wots the matter with you.
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