well-off

(also well off)

/ˌwelˈɒf/ adjective

Definition

› rich: My old customers were well-off, middle-aged people. Grants are available for less well-off families.

› used to describe a place where rich people live: He grew up in a well-off district of Houston.

(Definition of well-off adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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