WELL-TO-DO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does well-to-do mean? 

• WELL-TO-DO (adjective)
  The adjective WELL-TO-DO has 1 sense:

1. in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

  Familiarity information: WELL-TO-DO used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WELL-TO-DO (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

Synonyms:

comfortable; easy; prosperous; well-fixed; well-heeled; well-off; well-situated; well-to-do

Context example:

well-to-do members of the community

Similar:

rich (possessing material wealth)

 Context examples 

“You think a man must be well-to-do if he smokes a seven-shilling pipe,” said I.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, at least he is fairly well-to-do.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She had small round, hanging gold earrings, and a general air of being fairly well-to-do in a vulgar, comfortable, easy-going way.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That the man was highly intellectual is of course obvious upon the face of it, and also that he was fairly well-to-do within the last three years, although he has now fallen upon evil days.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My family have been prominent, well-to-do people in this middle-western city for three generations.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)