independently wealthy
Adjective
Meaning
independently wealthy (not comparable)
Possessing enough wealth that one does not need financial support from others or income from employment.
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Take the job that you would take if you were independently wealthy.
I'm not independently wealthy.
He made a home in Marylebone in London, and founded a large family. citation On his father's death in 1827, Babbage inherited a large estate (value around £100,000, equivalent to £ NaN in today's pounds), making him independently wealthy.
Bierley 2001, p 250. Being independently wealthy at this point in his life, he donated most of his naval salary, except a token $1 per month, to the Sailors' and Marines' Relief Fund.
Because Aediles were not reimbursed for any of their public expenditures, most individuals who sought the office were independently wealthy.
He is a few years older than George but has been friends with him since his school days even though Dobbin's father is a fig-merchant and the Osbornes belong to the genteel class and have become independently wealthy.