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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Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
And why should well-to-do passengers be getting a free ride?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Eventually, the well-to-do, or working rich, start hurting too.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Eureka Day, in particular, found its universality in the specificity of its liberal, well-to-do day-school officials and the panic that the hot topic of vaccines unleashed.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
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 24 May. 2026.
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