well+off

  • 51well-heeled — well′ heeled′ adj. inf well off; rich • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 52well-to-do — [adj] well off affluent, comfortable, flourishing, loaded, moneyed, prosperous, rich, rolling in it*, set for life*, snug, successful, wealthy; concept 334 …

    New thesaurus

  • 53well-to-do — [wel′tə do͞o′] adj. prosperous; well off; wealthy SYN. RICH …

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  • 54off — off1 [ ɔf, af ] function word *** Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. She took her coat off and hung it up. My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got off the bus at the next stop. Keep off the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 55off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56off — I UK [ɒf] / US [ɔf] / US [ɑf] adjective, adverb, preposition *** Summary: Off can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: He waved and drove off. ♦ She took her coat off and hung it up. ♦ My house is a long way off. as a preposition: She got …

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  • 57off — off1 W1S1 [ɔf US o:f] adv, prep, adj 1.) away from a place ▪ He got into his car and drove off. ▪ Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. ▪ Once we were off the main freeway, the trip felt more like a vacation. ▪ Her husband was off… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58off — ♦ (The preposition is pronounced [[t]ɒf, AM ɔːf[/t]]. The adverb is pronounced [[t]ɒ̱f, AM ɔ͟ːf[/t]]) 1) PREP If something is taken off something else or moves off it, it is no longer touching that thing. He took his feet off the desk... I took… …

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  • 59well-heeled — adjective in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards easy living a prosperous family his family is well situated financially well to do members of the community • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 60well-to-do — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. comfortable, well off; prosperous, affluent, wealthy, rich. See money. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wealthy, well off, prosperous; see rich 1 . See Synonym Study at rich . III (Roget s 3… …

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