: having plenty of money or property

Examples of well-fixed in a Sentence

she was always hitting up her well-fixed relatives for "loans"

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of well-fixed was in 1822

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Cite this Entry

“Well-fixed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-fixed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

well-fixed

adjective
-ˈfikst
: having plenty of money or property
his family was well-fixed
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