well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler, the Overseas debuted in 1996 in stainless steel or solid gold.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
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The family was well-to-do, and Hantman went to school in Havana, learning English, German, French and Italian.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler, the Overseas debuted in 1996 in stainless steel or solid gold.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025
Han also plays Lee Min-ho’s well-to-do fiancée in When The Stars Gossip, a space drama was actually filmed two years ago.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The family was well-to-do, and Hantman went to school in Havana, learning English, German, French and Italian.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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