know when you are well off
well off
noun[ plural ]
uk /ˌwel ˈɒf/ us /ˌwel ˈɑːf/
 the well-off
rich people: 富人，有钱人
It is a resort that clearly caters for the well-off.这显然是个为富人准备的度假胜地。

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well-off | American Dictionary

well-off
adjective
us/ˈwelˈɔf/
wealthy

well-off | Business English

well-off
adjective
(alsowell off)uk /ˌwelˈɒf/us
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.
well-off
noun[ plural ]
(alsowell off)ukus
 the well-off
rich people:
Finance firms are concentrating on the well-off.

Examples of well off

well off
Such epistemically well-off exclusivists may be rare, but it is important not to ignore those on the margins with our principles.
Is it fair to ask less well-off taxpayers to fund the greater convenience of services for those whose needs are least?
Arrangements where net flows of support are downward are dominated by well-off older people : being rich (kaya) entailed responsibilities for children and grandchildren.
Eventually, the lack of ability to adjust the houses to changing standards caused neighbourhood aging and the departure of well-off residents.
However, polarisation was not substantial and the attitudes of the well-off were still quite positive towards the welfare state.
Resistance to democratic decentralisation certainly plays a role in the power-retaining strategies of some well-off actors within the central state sphere.
Broad-based screening for cystic fibrosis and for other prevalent genetic diseases is thus jeopardized, because only educated and financially well-off individuals are utilizing it.
One might object that there are epistemically well-off exclusivists adhering to different religions.
The sources used pertain to the well-off, to the propertied and to an almost exclusively male world.
In each parish there was a small group of yeomen, four or five well-off husbandmen or craftsmen and a number of poorer husbandmen.
A disproportionate percentage of indigenous testaments represent the established nobility and the well-off, as might be expected.
Now, suppose that we must choose between benefiting a well-off person and benefiting a badly-off person.
In general terms, administrators tended to come from the less well-off landed families.
I had thought that this food would be shared with those who were less well-off in the neighbourhood.
Attempts to encourage less well-off workers to take early retirement often promote a transition into a worse situation.
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