Meaning of of means | Babel Free
Definitions
Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.
Equivalents
Svenska
köpstark
Examples
“He seemed a person of means and leisure, but he knew nothing of recent concerts, theatres, or books.”
“The reward⟳ offered by Mrs. Hasbrouck for the detection of the murderer was a very large one. She is a woman of means.”
“Rich and pretty, he shows how meaningless it is to be a man of means. He in incapacitated by wealth, status and the availability of sex with good-looking people.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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