well-to-do

Definition

Rich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.

Example Sentences

• "Some philosophers aver that the well-to-do should be taxed at a higher rate than poorer people."
• "From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied."
• "There was a single arrivals platform, nearest to King's Cross. The large arch beneath the clock gave access to Hansom carriages clip-clopping up the cobbled ramp from the main gate in Euston Road, directly onto the platform, to meet well-to-do passengers."