well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
The Overseas watch was born back in 1996 in either stainless steel or solid gold, meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler on any journey.
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There’s a well-to-do white suburban family (a father, mother and son plus the mother’s rebellious brother) who have a fine home in New Rochelle just outside the city.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
That’s why the patient investor can combine prudence with time to become a well-to-do retiree.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
The Overseas watch was born back in 1996 in either stainless steel or solid gold, meant to accompany the well-to-do traveler on any journey.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
There’s a well-to-do white suburban family (a father, mother and son plus the mother’s rebellious brother) who have a fine home in New Rochelle just outside the city.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
That’s why the patient investor can combine prudence with time to become a well-to-do retiree.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for well-to-do
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“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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