well-to-do

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well-to-do

  • /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ US

adjective more well-to-do · most well-to-do

  1. Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable. Some philosophers aver that the well-to-do should be taxed at a higher rate than poorer people.

    Similar: affluent, well-fixed, well-heeled, for more, wealthy

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adj rich

Françaisriche, aisé
Deutschbemittelt
Italianobenestante, agiato, abbiente, facoltoso, denaroso, danaroso
Русскийбогатый bogatyj, состоятельный sostojatelʹnyj
العربيةمُقْتَدِر muqtadir

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@misc{well_to_do_2026,
  title = {well-to-do},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well-to-do},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}