1
: being in good condition or favorable circumstances
doesn't know when he's well-off
2
: well provided : having no lack
—usually used with for
3
a
: being in easy or affluent circumstances : well-to-do
b
: suggesting prosperity
the house had a sleek well-off look
Examples of well-off in a Sentence
a well-off couple adopted the baby
Recent Examples on the Web
In the meantime, Yardeni wrote, many are likely to continue receiving financial support from their well-off parents.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And unlike past economic crises, this collapse has crossed all class lines, affecting bazaar merchants and the well-off as well as the poor.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
But focusing on integrated schools—especially in the many communities where the demographics conspire against it—can detract from ensuring that the least well-off students receive a quality education.
—Ray Domanico, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
In it, the wife (Laura Sosnowski) in a well-off couple is cheating on her husband (Blair Mitchell) with one of his employees (Eric Joshua Valle).
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
Obviously poverty is not required—the well-off can write great literature, and often have.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Beans and greens are often paired with pork, a lucky New Year’s food, thanks to the pig’s reputation for being plump and well-off.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
How long can Lovo expect the scant well-off Buffs boosters to reach into their pockets and endure such failed expectations?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2025
Born in 1821, Baudelaire came from a fairly well-off family.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-off. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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