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The more you travel, the more well-off you'll be, I think.
RJ Mitte

Meaning of "well-off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-OFF

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

WHAT DOES WELL-OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-off in the English dictionary

The definition of well-off in the dictionary is in a comfortable or favourable position or state. Other definition of well-off is financially well provided for; moderately rich.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-OFF

well-marked
well-matched
well-meaning
well-meant
well-men
well-merited
well-mixed
well-motivated
well-nigh
well-nourished
well-oiled
well-ordered
well-ordering
well-organised
well-organized
well-padded
well-paid
well-placed
well-planned
well-played

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-OFF

cut-off
drop-off
face-off
fall-off
kick-off
on-off
one-off
play-off
pull-off
roll-on-roll-off
roll-on/roll-off
sell-off
set-off
show-off
showing-off
shut-off
spin-off
stop-off
tail-off
turn-off

Synonyms and antonyms of well-off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WELL-OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «well-off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of well-off

Translation of «well-off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-OFF

Find out the translation of well-off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of well-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 «well-off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

境遇好的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acomodado
570 millions of speakers

English

well-off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से बंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَنِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

состоятельный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

próspero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বচ্ছল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat datang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wohlhabend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裕福な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부유한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget-mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sung túc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு ஆஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तसेच बंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hali vakti yerinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

benestante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zamożny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забезпечений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

înstărit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εύπορος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed -off
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

välbärgad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

velsituert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-OFF»

The term «well-off» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.616 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-OFF» OVER TIME

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

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6 QUOTES WITH «WELL-OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word well-off.
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Petra Stunt
My parents were very well-off, but we didn't have a crazy-huge house. We didn't have thousands of workers and staff; it was just my mum doing the majority of the housework. We didn't have nannies. I wasn't brought up in any sort of extravagant way.
2
Uri Geller
So, I am independently well-off and don't have to do anything, but I still do. I write books, lecture around the world, work with scientists and governments.
3
Li Keqiang
The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life.
4
RJ Mitte
The more you travel, the more well-off you'll be, I think.
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Lisel Mueller
I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment.
6
William Nicholson
A well-off plastic surgeon can suffer just as much as an Irish lad who has been abused or whatever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-OFF»

Discover the use of well-off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Privileged Ones: The Well-off and the Rich in America
Interviews the well-off children ranging in age from five to fourteen substantiate a study of the children of affluent families that reveals surprising forms of suffering, peculiar anxieties, and striking uniformity in behavior and concerns ...
Robert Coles, 1977
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The Persistence of Poverty: Why the Economics of the ...
The focus of this book is the persistence of poverty in this individual sense.
Charles Karelis, 2009
3
Neighborhood and Life Chances: How Place Matters in Modern ...
turn now to examine (1) whether cities that are well-off in a particular year are in metropolitan areas that are well-off or distressed in that year; and (2) whether cities that are distressed in a particular year are in metropolitan areas that are ...
Harriet B. Newburger, Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter, 2011
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OECD Employment Outlook 2001 June: June
... situation Hours worked at present time Hours worked (preferences) Change in hours needed to meet preferences Percentage offamilies inthis situationc Denmark Well off 73 62 –11 80 Just manage 60 51 –9 18 Finland Well off 72 56 – 16 64 ...
OECD, 2001
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A Theory of Justice
Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's "A Theory of Justice" has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book.
John Rawls, 2009
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Race, Liberalism, and Economics
In particular, an incentive-based argument that supports inequality on the claim that such disparities as may arise will improve the circumstances of the poor assumes that both the choices of the well-off and the existing pattern of inequality are ...
David Colander, Robert E. Prasch, Falguni A. Sheth, 2009
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Back to Reform: Values, Markets, and the Health Care System
Protection. of. the. Least. Well-off. Foundations One of the most primitive of moral positions is self-love. In a sense this position is built into human bodies and psyches in the obvious fact that all persons first and foremost feel their own pain and ...
Charles J. Dougherty, 1996
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The Repugnant Conclusion: Essays on Population Ethics
If adding happy people to the world will increase this aggregate, as many utilitarians seem to think it could, then PU instructs us, other things being equal, to maximize the number of well-off people. The 'other things' that must be equal, ...
Jesper Ryberg, Torbjörn Tännsjö, 2004
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Basic Thinking: On Beginning at the Beginning in Thinking ...
Money and being "Well-Off As obvious as this may seem, most people do not see matters in such a light. Their views of things are not determined by things themselves but by the conversations they have about these things. As individuals talk ...
Wilmer MacNair, 1995
10
Rights to Health Care
One plausible instance would be a circumstance when the net welfare of the least well off would be increased by waiving their claim based on justice. If, in cases when the least well off would significantly improve their lot, they waive their  ...
Thomas J. Bole III, W.B. Bondeson, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-OFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-off is used in the context of the following news items.
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Well-off families create 'glass floor' to ensure children's success …
Well-off parents create a “glass floor” for their less academically inclined children ensuring they “hoard the best opportunities” over poorer peers, a study has ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Binge Drinking: A fad among the Well-Off
In a new study published in the journal BMJ on Thursday, researchers have found out that it is not just the youngsters, but adults above 50 years of age, who are ... «NYC Today, Jul 15»
3
Well-Off, Over 50: Risk for Problem Drinking
THURSDAY, July 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Are you over 50, making a good income, physically healthy and active? A new British study suggests you might ... «WebMD, Jul 15»
4
There's good news for well-off homeowners in the GOP presidential …
Republican presidential candidates are pushing a simpler, cheaper tax system. "We should make it so that for the majority of Americans, it should take 15 ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
Well-off or poor, a monthly cash crunch is now the norm
If you've recently ended the month and found yourself in a cash crunch, without enough income to cover your bills or a major expense, you aren't alone. «CBS News, May 15»
6
Labor's $14b superannuation hit to well-off
The well-off would lose $14 billion in superannuation tax concessions over the next decade under a new Labor policy that it says is needed to keep the system ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
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Government's super largesse for durable well-off pensioners under …
Standing with his suitcase beside a cruise ship at Sydney Harbour, silver-haired Australian Chris Hamilton defends his right to draw a state pension – even as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
8
Online learning holds great promise — but mostly for the well-off
Technology was supposed to make education accessible to more people — but that great promise is still challenged by the costs of technology and Internet ... «PRI, Mar 15»
9
In Tepid Housing Market, Builders Cater to Desires of Well-Off
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Lisa Gray spent a few months searching for a home that would span the generations, one where her two sons would want to bring ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
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Billionaire's Paper Hopes Well-Off Will Identify With Wealthy
Billionaire's Paper Hopes Well-Off Will Identify With Wealthy ... resources threatens the loyalty of a crucial Democratic constituency: well-off socially liberal voters. «FAIR, Feb 15»

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