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well off — adjective 1) her family s very well off See well to do 2) the prisoners were relatively well off Syn: fortunate, lucky, comfortable; informal sitting pretty 3) the island is not well off for harbors Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
well off — ▶ adjective 1 her family s very well off.: See well to do. 2 the prisoners were relatively well off: FORTUNATE, lucky, comfortable; informal sitting pretty. 3 … Useful english dictionary
Well off — Well Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
well-off — {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well off./ 2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties./ * /He is pleased that his business is well off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
well-off — {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well off./ 2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties./ * /He is pleased that his business is well off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
well-off — 1733, comfortable, from WELL (Cf. well) (adv.) + OFF (Cf. off). Meaning prosperous, not poor is recorded from 1849 … Etymology dictionary
well-off — adj. phr. 1. Rich. They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well off. 2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties. He is pleased that his business is well off … Словарь американских идиом
well-off — /ˈwɛl ɒf / (say wel of) adjective 1. in a satisfactory, favourable, or good position or condition. –phrase 2. comfortably well off, prosperous, though not exceedingly rich. Also, (especially in predicative use), well off /wɛl ˈɒf/ (say wel of) …
To be well off — Off Off ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: [1913 Webster] 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Well — Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la; originally… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English