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Meaning of set for life | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Nederlands binnen

Examples

“In that case he has to pay her alimony even if there are no children, and if she is one of those smart ones, interested in nothing but a good living and independence, she is set for life.”

“Before he and my mother were killed together in a holiday airbus crash five years later, they had seen the new companies drive all competing oils off the market and those of us who had been in at the beginning apparently well set for life.”

“It wasn't that long ago when getting a bank job after school meant you were set for life.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

set in one's ways set in stone set up set-and-forget set-aside set-in