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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What began as a kind of aspirational luxury car brand popular among well-to-do liberals has, for many, become synonymous with its erratic, authoritarian-adjacent CEO.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Though Peggy and her family — including her mother, Dorothy (Audra McDonald) and her pharmacist father, Arthur (John Douglas Thompson) — had their own storylines, the show never really delved into the world of the well-to-do Black elite who existed at that time.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
From There to Here PXG was originally perceived as an elite brand for well-to-do men.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
His vision tilts heavily toward the wealthy and well-to-do, with special shortcuts for them and barriers to entry for the rest — particularly the world’s refugees and asylum seekers.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Though Peggy and her family — including her mother, Dorothy (Audra McDonald) and her pharmacist father, Arthur (John Douglas Thompson) — had their own storylines, the show never really delved into the world of the well-to-do Black elite who existed at that time.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 June 2025
From There to Here PXG was originally perceived as an elite brand for well-to-do men.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
His vision tilts heavily toward the wealthy and well-to-do, with special shortcuts for them and barriers to entry for the rest — particularly the world’s refugees and asylum seekers.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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