well-to-do

well-to-do (wlt-d)

adj.

Prosperous; affluent; well-off.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

Affluent or wealthy people: Demonstrators protested that the tax bill favored the well-to-do.

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[From the phrase well to do in the world : well, prosperous, affluent + to, for + do, doing.]

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well-to-do

adj

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) moderately wealthy

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

well-to-do - 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" prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, comfortable, easy rich - possessing material wealth; "her father is extremely rich"; "many fond hopes are pinned on rich uncles"

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well-to-do

adjective rich, wealthy, affluent, well-off, loaded (slang), comfortable, flush (informal), prosperous, well-heeled (informal), moneyed two well-educated girls from well-to-do homes
broke (informal), poor, ruined, bankrupt, needy, hard up (informal), insolvent, destitute, indigent, down at heel, on the breadline

Translations

well-to-do [ˌweltəˈduː]

A. ADJ → acomodado

B. NPL the well-to-do → las clases acomodadas

well-to-do [ˌwɛltəˈduː] adj → abbiente, benestante

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well-to-do [ˌwɛltəˈduː] adj → abbiente, benestante