better-to-doadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌbɛtətəˈduː/, U.S.

/ˌbɛdərtəˈdu/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: better adv., to prep., do v.

Etymology: < better adv. + to prep. + do v., after well-to-do adj.

A. adj.

More prosperous; wealthier. Cf. well-to-do adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > well-off person or people

subsidy man1591

subsidy citizen1607

well-to-passer1654

well to pass1695

havea1739

have-something1755

best off1824

well off1828

well-to-do1829

better-to-do1860

kulak1877

better off1895

have-got1897

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off > more

better off1840

better-to-do1860

better-heeled1873

1860 Deb. Houses Legislature S. Austral. (2nd Parl., 1st Sess.) 220 Regarding sheepwash tobacco, he thought the better-to-do class could very well pay all that.

1890 W. Booth In Darkest Eng. ii. vi. 217 His better-to-do neighbour will often assist him by providing the capital.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 31 Jan. 3/2 Better-to-do parents.

1965 in P. Jennings Living Village (1968) 133 Many of the better-to-do people send their children away to school.

1990 M. Booth Triads 199 The headmen, and better-to-do class of members, never intended to risk their own lives and persons on such occasions.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Those who are more prosperous or wealthy, as a class.

ΚΠ

1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 28 Aug. 276/1 The charity of the better-to-do..should organize excursions to the country.

1889 C. H. Harrison Race with Sun xi. 83 The rich or better-to-do, are bare-headed everywhere, and carry umbrellas when the sun is hot.

1905 Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 6/2 Children..of the better-to-do.

1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 9 Feb. 116 Even among the better-to-do there is greater simplicity of living and independence of service than among their compeers in England.

2011 V. Tanzi Govt. vs. Markets iii. 83 The government should aim at redistributing income and wealth, from the better to do to those with lower incomes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	better-to-do
释义	better-to-doadj.n. Brit. /ˌbɛtətəˈduː/, U.S. /ˌbɛdərtəˈdu/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: better adv., to prep., do v. Etymology: < better adv. + to prep. + do v., after well-to-do adj. A. adj. More prosperous; wealthier. Cf. well-to-do adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > well-off person or people subsidy man1591 subsidy citizen1607 well-to-passer1654 well to pass1695 havea1739 have-something1755 best off1824 well off1828 well-to-do1829 better-to-do1860 kulak1877 better off1895 have-got1897 the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off > more better off1840 better-to-do1860 better-heeled1873 1860 Deb. Houses Legislature S. Austral. (2nd Parl., 1st Sess.) 220 Regarding sheepwash tobacco, he thought the better-to-do class could very well pay all that. 1890 W. Booth In Darkest Eng. ii. vi. 217 His better-to-do neighbour will often assist him by providing the capital. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 31 Jan. 3/2 Better-to-do parents. 1965 in P. Jennings Living Village (1968) 133 Many of the better-to-do people send their children away to school. 1990 M. Booth Triads 199 The headmen, and better-to-do class of members, never intended to risk their own lives and persons on such occasions. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Those who are more prosperous or wealthy, as a class. ΚΠ 1875 Appleton's Jrnl. 28 Aug. 276/1 The charity of the better-to-do..should organize excursions to the country. 1889 C. H. Harrison Race with Sun xi. 83 The rich or better-to-do, are bare-headed everywhere, and carry umbrellas when the sun is hot. 1905 Daily Chron. 1 Feb. 6/2 Children..of the better-to-do. 1940 Manch. Guardian Weekly 9 Feb. 116 Even among the better-to-do there is greater simplicity of living and independence of service than among their compeers in England. 2011 V. Tanzi Govt. vs. Markets iii. 83 The government should aim at redistributing income and wealth, from the better to do to those with lower incomes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1860
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