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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
well off
▪ I. ˌwell ˈoff 7 [well off] BrE NAmE adjective
1. (comparative better ˈoff)having a lot of money
Syn: ↑rich
•a well-off family
•They are much better off than us.
2. (comparative better ˈoff, superlative best ˈoff)in a good situation
•I've got my own room so I'm well off.
•Some people don't know when they're well off.
Opp: ↑badly off
Idiom: ↑well off for something
Synonyms:
rich
wealthy • prosperous • affluent • well off • comfortable
These words all describe sb/sth that has a lot of money, property or valuable possessions.
rich • (of a person) having a lot of money, property or valuable possessions; (of a country or city) producing a lot of wealth so that many of its people can live at a high standard
wealthy • rich
rich or wealthy?
There is no real difference in meaning between these two words. Both are very frequent, but rich is more frequent and can be used in some fixed phrases where wealthy cannot: He's stinking/filthy wealthy. ◇ It's a favourite resort for the wealthy and famous.
prosperous • (rather formal) rich and successful.
affluent • (rather formal) rich and with a good standard of living: ▪ affluent Western countries
prosperous or affluent?
Both prosperous and affluent are used to talk about people and places. Prosperous is used much more than affluent to talk about times and periods. Affluent is often used to contrast rich people or societies with poor ones. Being prosperous is nearly always seen as a good thing: ▪ It's good to see you looking so prosperous. ◇ It's good to see you looking so affluent.
well off • (often used in negative sentences) rich: ▪ His family is not very well off.
The opposite of well off is badly off, but this is not very frequent; it is more common to say that sb is not well off.
comfortable • having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost: ▪ They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent/well-off family
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/well-off man/woman
a(n) rich/wealthy/prosperous/affluent country/city
▪ II. be well/better/badly, etc. ˈoff idiom
used to say how much money sb has
• Families will be better off under the new law (= will have more money).
• They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost).
Main entry: ↑offidiom
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