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
While the Israeli bombing of Iran’s capital targeted both wealthy and less well-off areas of Tehran, residents with means and access to extra fuel amid a fuel shortage were able to flee the city and even the country.
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Stock holdings are disproportionately concentrated among the more well-off and give them greater financial flexibility.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Working in the shadows, asylum-seekers without well-off sponsors find themselves in limbo, stuck in substandard housing or reliant on small networks of church or immigrant advocacy groups.
—Palabra, al, 22 Mar. 2023
In that way, the benefits would be accessible to all and not just the well-off who can afford to use such technologies.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
An inevitably moving tale as Little Bird, now mid-twenties, part of a well-off Jewish elite and engaged, sets off into the Canadian prairies to encounter the truth of her past.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
But while price tags climb and well-off consumers shell out, auto loan delinquency rates among people with low credit ratings are sitting near all-time highs.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
—Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Stock holdings are disproportionately concentrated among the more well-off and give them greater financial flexibility.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Working in the shadows, asylum-seekers without well-off sponsors find themselves in limbo, stuck in substandard housing or reliant on small networks of church or immigrant advocacy groups.
—Palabra, al, 22 Mar. 2023
In that way, the benefits would be accessible to all and not just the well-off who can afford to use such technologies.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
An inevitably moving tale as Little Bird, now mid-twenties, part of a well-off Jewish elite and engaged, sets off into the Canadian prairies to encounter the truth of her past.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023
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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-off. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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