Meaning of of means | Babel Free

Definitions

Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.

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.”

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