WELL-OFF


Meaning of WELL-OFF in English

ˌwell-ˈoff BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better-off , superlative best-off )

1 . having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living OPP badly-off :

children from well-off families

Many pensioners are less well-off (=have less money) than they used to be.

2 . be well-off for something having plenty of something, or as much of it as you need:

We’re well-off for public transport here.

3 . you don’t know when you’re well-off British English spoken used to tell someone that they are more fortunate than they realize

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THESAURUS

▪ rich having a lot of money – used about people and places:

She married a rich Greek shipowner.

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one of the world’s richest nations

▪ wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time:

wealthy landowners

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Orange County is a very wealthy area.

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a wealthy Arab businessman

▪ affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions:

today’s affluent society

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affluent young professionals

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an affluent suburb of Boston

▪ prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business:

Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.

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prosperous merchants and bankers

▪ well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably:

Her parents are pretty well-off.

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children from well-off families

▪ well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society:

Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.

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The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.

▪ privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society:

He comes from a privileged background.

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The sport was only played by a privileged few.

▪ comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money:

I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.

▪ be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich:

They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.

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Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.