"set for life" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-set for life.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} set for life
  1. (idiomatic) Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime. Tags: idiomatic Translations (possessing sufficient resources to last a lifetime): binnen (Dutch), turvassa loppuikänsä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-set_for_life-en-adj-jrUO3jmo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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