well-to-do [wel-tuh-doo] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for well-to-do on Thesaurus.com adjective
- prosperous; rich.
Origin of well-to-do First recorded in 1815–25 Synonyms for well-to-do See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com comfortable; affluent, moneyed. Related Words for well-to-do moneyed, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, comfortable, flourishing, loaded, rich, snug, successful Examples from the Web for well-to-do Contemporary Examples of well-to-do
You never see a boxer come out of a well-to-do family because they have nothing to fight for.
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Marlow Stern
August 1, 2014
She reportedly told police that she had 200 well-to-do customers.
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Michael Daly
July 14, 2014
She works as a maid, scrubbing floors and toilets of the well-to-do families in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman
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Mohamed is a well-to-do young father and professional, a devout Muslim and a respected activist.
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June 30, 2013
That, in turn, increases the demand for things that well-to-do Spanish doctors like to buy, like fancy restaurant meals.
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Megan McArdle
June 12, 2013
Historical Examples of well-to-do
It is the superintendent of the factory in our village—a man rich, or, at any rate, well-to-do.
Horatio Alger
At the present day the poor have more children than the well-to-do.
August Forel
In France, especially, well-to-do people often limit their families to two.
August Forel
And, are not the children of the well-to-do conscripted equally with the children of the poor?
Otto H. Kahn
Have the children of the well-to-do been backward in volunteering?
Otto H. Kahn
British Dictionary definitions for well-to-do well-to-do adjective
- moderately wealthy