well off

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well off

adjective better off · more well off · best off · most well off · well-off

Of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security, at any level from intermediate (comfortably off) to high (wealthy). Near-synonyms: well-endowed, wealthy; see also Thesaurus:wealthy
Similar: well-heeled, comfortable, well-endowed, wealthy, bow-legged wi' brass, comfortably off, filthy rich, loaded, fat, minted, moneyed, moneybags · Opposite: badly off, ill off, almsless, arm, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broke, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate
archaic, dialectal Of a person or thing: in a good position or circumstance. He would be well off if he would simply quit this place and never look back.
Similar: doing well

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adj being in fortunate circumstances

Español	pudiente, adinerado, acomodado, holgado
Português	abastado
Français	nanti, à l’aise
Deutsch	gut dran
Italiano	benestante
Русский	состоя́тельный sostojátelʹnyj

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@misc{well_off_2026,
  title = {well off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}