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Meaning of "comfortably off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMFORTABLY OFF

comfortably off  [ˈkʌmfətəblɪ ɒf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMFORTABLY OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Comfortably off is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMFORTABLY OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of comfortably off in the English dictionary

The definition of comfortably off in the dictionary is without financial problems; well-off.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMFORTABLY OFF

comfort
comfort blanket
comfort eating
comfort food
comfort station
comfort stop
comfort zone
comfortable
comfortableness
comfortably
comfortably-furnished
comforter
comforting
comfortingly
comfortless
comfortlessly
comfortlessness
comforts
comfrey
comfy

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMFORTABLY OFF

badly off
better off
buy off
carry off
cry off
cut off
day off
drop off
get off
hold off
kick off
lay off
marry off
on and off
pay off
play off
set off
show off
take off
turn off

Synonyms and antonyms of comfortably off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «comfortably off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMFORTABLY OFF

Find out the translation of comfortably off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of comfortably off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comfortably off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

舒适关闭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Acomodado
570 millions of speakers

English

comfortably off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आराम से बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مريح قبالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

достатке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confortavelmente off
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরামে বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aisés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wohlhabend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

快適にオフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

편안하게 해제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyaman mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thoải mái đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசதியாக ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आरामात बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rahatça kapalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comodamente off
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wygodnie się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

достатку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confortabil off
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνετα off
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemaklik af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bekvämt off
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komfortabelt off
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comfortably off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMFORTABLY OFF»

The term «comfortably off» is normally little used and occupies the 136.391 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMFORTABLY OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «comfortably off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «comfortably off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comfortably off

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMFORTABLY OFF»

Discover the use of comfortably off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comfortably off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Design Management: Managing Design Strategy, Process and ...
This page is an introduction to the 'comfortably-off' type. Designers and marketers can use demographic classifiers to help them agree on the target market and their needs, wants and desires, lifestyle preferences and behaviours Aspiring ...
Kathryn Best, 2006
2
Absent Fathers?
... unth equivalent net % of the net income incomes below total £ per week the IS threshold Very well off 406 238 2 9 Comfortably off 455 693 11 18 Managing all right 277 244 17 43 Not very well off 260 317 25 14 Hard pressed 155 127 44 16  ...
Jonathan Bradshaw, Christine Skinner, Carol Stimson, 2002
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Handbook of Income Distribution
Given the differences in income definitions, sample design and coverage, and so on, it is not easy to compare these figures to US numbers. The odds of children of low income parents mat remain low income rather than become comfortably off ...
Anthony Barnes Atkinson, François Bourguignon, 2000
4
A Low-Pitched Hum
We all knew he was comfortably off, but, well, nothing like this – nothing even remotely.” “Comfortably orf,” said Emma softly, “I wonder how many millions of differences there are between being comfortably orf and comfortably off?” “You are ...
White, Christopher Bevis White, 2011
5
Off-hand sketches: a little dashed with humour
She is about the only real Christian among them." " Is brother Martin a farmer ?" " Yes, and comfortably off ; but how he ever expects to get his load of selfishness into heaven, is more than I can tell." "You must not be uncharitable, brother," said  ...
Timothy Shay Arthur, 1860
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Unequal Educational Provision in England and Wales: The ...
Accommodating the 'poor' and comfortably off together. IV. Accommodating the comfortably off with but few 'poor'. Middle V. Accommodating the comfortably off and some fairly well-to-do. VI. Accommodating those who are fairly well-to-do only ...
W.E. Marsden, 2013
7
The Cambridge Companion to Utilitarianism
Suppose I believe that if all accepted a rule requiring the comfortably off to give at least 2 percent of their income to responsible rescue agencies, expected utility would be maximized. But suppose I know that most other comfortably off people ...
Ben Eggleston, Dale Miller, 2014
8
Understanding the Heart: The Art of Living in Happiness
The means is also the end All Vietnamese are familiar with the folk song lines “ Let's go tilling the land and planting rice seedlings together/ Now it's hard work but someday we'll be comfortably off.” The term “be comfortably off ” means being  ...
Minh Niem, 2012
9
Moral Desert: A Critique
The problem is that it is very implausible to suppose that there is any moral requirement for inequalities to benefit the worst off when the latter are already very comfortably off anyway. True, it is theoretically possible for there to be wide ...
Howard Simmons, 2010
10
The Transmission of Well-being: Gendered Marriage Strategies ...
... who did not need to work for someone else. Among the workers, we distinguished those with collectable incomes of between 1,000 and 19,000 reis, with householders oscillating between being comfortably off and rather poor, most of them ...
Margarida Durães, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMFORTABLY OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comfortably off is used in the context of the following news items.
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8 Reality Checks from the SECC
The rural east of the country is significantly worse off, while the rural north is actually the most comfortably off financially. 3. Just 20 per cent of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Where does Labour go from here?
And as a party, we don't believe most working people are comfortably off and can afford significant new tax rises - which limits the scope for ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
How 1 widow spent £45k to save 800 dogs from Chinese dog meat …
Being a Chinese literature teacher and having a husband who had worked for the government, she was comfortably off. But she sold her ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Garcia's next start in doubt
Garcia would have to prove to the team he could throw comfortably off the mound before getting OK'd for a game. The lefty said he felt better ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
5
LIVE: Sweden U21 vs Portugal U21
Abdul Khalili breaks forward at pace before firing an effort towards goal which ends up comfortably off-target. 41'. CHANCE! Sergio Oliveira ... «Goal.com, Jun 15»
6
Finding out Jacquelyn Stewart had cancer was one of the worst …
The tangy, green concoction has not only made the 48-year-old divorcee healthier and younger looking - it has also made her comfortably off, ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
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I resided in Santa Barbara, worked under the table, didn't pay taxes and my living expenses were subsidized through living comfortably off of ... «Oregon Catalyst, Jun 15»
8
Norwegians 'have it too good to go abroad'
Norwegians are so comfortably off at home that it is almost impossible to get them to take positions abroad, the head of Google in Norway has ... «The Local.no, Jun 15»
9
Marvin Carolina Jr.: What is your business worth?
When you do think about it, you may tell yourself that when you are ready to sell, you will get a good price and live comfortably off the proceeds. «Kansas City Star, Jun 15»
10
Despite Subsidies Upheld in Marketplaces, Some Americans …
... other issues that ranked ahead of insurance, or they were comfortably off and preferred to act as their own insurer, according to The Journal. «AJMC.com Managed Markets Network, Jun 15»

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