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.
[From the phrase well to do in the world : WELL2, prosperous, affluent + TO, for + DO1, doing.]
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well-to-do (wĕl'tə-dū') |
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adjective
| WordNet: well-to-do |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
Synonyms: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated
| Translations: Well-to-do |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - velstående
Nederlands (Dutch)
welgesteld, welgestelden
Français (French)
adj. - aisé, riche
Deutsch (German)
adj. - wohlhabend
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - (οι) εύποροι
adj. - ευκατάστατος, εύπορος
Italiano (Italian)
ricchi, benestante
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - ricos (m pl)
adj. - satisfeito, rico
Русский (Russian)
состоятельный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - próspero, acomodado, adinerado, acaudalado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - välbärgade människor
adj. - välbärgad
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小康的, 经济富裕的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 小康的, 經濟富裕的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유복한, 부유 계급
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) غني, ثري, موسر (صفه) غني
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עשיר, אמיד, משגשג
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