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 : well², prosperous, affluent + to, for + do¹, doing.]

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well-to-do

Adjective

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 << OPPOSITE poor

Translations

well-to-do [ˈwɛltəˈduː] adj → acomodado

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well-to-do [ˈwɛltəˈduː] adj → aisé(e) → assez riche

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well-to-do [ˈwɛltəˈduː] well adj → wohlhabend

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