of means

phrase

: having wealth or riches
a man/woman of means

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In the summer of 1927 three young men of means ran into a neighbor from back home in Winnetka, Illinois, on the streets of Paris, who was stranded with a penniless delegation of labor leaders and educators intended for Moscow. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026 Shifting From Advisor To Financial CFO To solve this misalignment, many ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families of means must fundamentally alter their relationship with their wealth infrastructure. — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Wyoming law gives wide leeway for people to kill wolves and other predators by a variety of means in the vast majority of the state. — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 This scenario—a woman with no money destabilizes a family of means—has become a blueprint. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of means

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“Of means.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20means. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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