well-to-do
adjective
: having more than adequate financial resources : prosperous
a well-to-do family
Synonyms
Examples of well-to-do in a Sentence
a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice
Recent Examples on the Web
Pearls are often clutched in the Hamptons, the famous Long Island escape for well-to-do New Yorkers, but perhaps prematurely in the case of a fledgling music festival which just went up in one of its beach towns.
—
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 June 2024
When Weddings Went Commercial The rise of industrial production and commercial marketing transformed the way that well-to-do Americans celebrate weddings.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Debutante balls have traditionally been associated with a particular kind of coming of age: that of teen girls who are well-to-do and, for the most part, white.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Plot details are being kept in the body bag, but it is being described as being partly inspired by the Real Housewives franchise, which focuses on the soap operatic and over-the-top theatrics of well-to-do women in areas ranging from Orange County to Miami to Atlanta.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-to-do 
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 June 2024
When Weddings Went Commercial The rise of industrial production and commercial marketing transformed the way that well-to-do Americans celebrate weddings.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Debutante balls have traditionally been associated with a particular kind of coming of age: that of teen girls who are well-to-do and, for the most part, white.
—Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024
Plot details are being kept in the body bag, but it is being described as being partly inspired by the Real Housewives franchise, which focuses on the soap operatic and over-the-top theatrics of well-to-do women in areas ranging from Orange County to Miami to Atlanta.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for well-to-do
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'well-to-do.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near well-to-do
Cite this Entry
“Well-to-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-to-do. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share