well off



well off

In fortunate circumstances, especially wealthy or prosperous, as in They're quite well off now. This phrase may be a shortening of come well off, that is, "emerge in good circumstances." [First half of 1600s]
See also: off, well

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kerneels-Dutch
Ault[ɔ:lt]
Mimi-English, Italian
Garrison['gærisn]
Albertoahl-BER-to (Italian, Spanish), al-BER-too (Portuguese)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kolab-Khmer