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Dictionary: well-off   (wĕl'ôf', -ŏf')
adj.
  1. Well-to-do.
  2. In fortunate circumstances.

[OFF, circumstanced, probably from the phrase to come well off, to emerge from in good circumstances.]


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adjective

    Enjoying steady good fortune or financial security: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-heeled, well-to-do. Informal well-fixed. Idioms: comfortably off, in clover, on easy street. See rich/poor, thrive/fail/exist.

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In fortunate circumstances, especially wealthy or prosperous, as in They're quite well off now. This phrase may be a shortening of come well off, that is, "emerge in good circumstances." [First half of 1600s]


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adj

Definition: successful, wealthy
Antonyms: destitute, failing, poor, unsuccessful


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velhavende, heldigt stillet

Nederlands (Dutch)
gegoed

Français (French)
adj. - riche, heureux, qui a beaucoup de (espace, provisions, etc)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - reich, gut versehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύπορος

Italiano (Italian)
agiato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bem abastado

Русский (Russian)
богатый, в благоприятных условиях, в хорошем положении

Español (Spanish)
adj. - adinerado, acomodado, próspero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - välsituerad, välbeställd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
顺利的, 手头宽裕的, 走运的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 順利的, 手頭寬裕的, 走運的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유복한, ~이 풍요한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 裕福な, 豊富にある, 万事好調で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حسن الأحوال, في وضع ملائم أو حسن, غني, ثري, ذو سعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עשיר, מצבו טוב‬


 
 
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