The difference between Rich and Well off
When used as adjectives, rich means wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions, whereas well off means of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security.
Rich is also verb with the meaning: to enrich.
check bellow for the other definitions of Rich and Well off
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Rich as an adjective:
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
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Rich as an adjective:
Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
Examples:
"a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry"
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Rich as an adjective:
Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
Examples:
"a rich treasury; a rich entertainment; a rich crop"
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Rich as an adjective:
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
Examples:
"rich soil or land; a rich mine"
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Rich as an adjective:
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
Examples:
"a rich dress; rich silk or fur; rich presents"
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Rich as an adjective:
Not faint or delicate; vivid.
Examples:
"a rich red colour"
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Rich as an adjective (informal, dated):
Very amusing.
Examples:
"The scene was a rich one."
"a rich incident or character"
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Rich as an adjective (informal):
Ridiculous, absurd.
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Rich as an adjective (computing):
Elaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
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Rich as an adjective:
Of a fuel-air mixture, having less air than is necessary to burn all of the fuel; less air- or oxygen- rich than necessary for a stoichiometric reaction.
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Rich as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To enrich.
Examples:
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Rich as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To become rich.
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Well off as an adjective:
Of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security.
Examples:
"He is very well off as a result of his illegal money-making activities."
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Well off as an adjective:
Of any item, in a good position or circumstance.