"well-to-do" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-well-to-do.wav [US] Forms: more well-to-do [comparative], most well-to-do [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-to-do (comparative more well-to-do, superlative most well-to-do)
  1. Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: affluent, well-fixed, well-heeled, for more, wealthy Translations (rich): مُقْتَدِر (muqtadir) (Arabic), богат (bogat) (Bulgarian), заможен (zamožen) (Bulgarian), benestant (Catalan), adinerat [masculine] (Catalan), ric [masculine] (Catalan), welgesteld (Dutch), varakas (Finnish), rikas (Finnish), vauras (Finnish), varoissaan (Finnish), riche (French), aisé (French), bemittelt [feminine] (German), tehetős (Hungarian), jómódú (Hungarian), brabachúil (Irish), benestante (Italian), agiato [masculine] (Italian), abbiente (Italian), facoltoso [masculine] (Italian), denaroso [masculine] (Italian), danaroso [masculine] (Italian), مرفه (moraffah) (Persian), богатый (bogatyj) (Russian), состоятельный (sostojatelʹnyj) (Russian), välbärgad (Swedish), välbeställd (Swedish), förmögen (Swedish), välsituerad (Swedish), mariwasa (Tagalog), забезпечений (zabezpečenyj) (Ukrainian), заможний (zamožnyj) (Ukrainian)

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