independently wealthy

English

Adjective

independently wealthy (not comparable)

  1. Possessing enough wealth that one does not need financial support from others or income from employment.
    • 1913, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 12, in The Day of Days:
      "I happen to be independently wealthy, a clerk no longer."
      "How's that—wealthy?"
      "Came into a small fortune this evening—nothing immodest, but ample for one of my simple tastes and modest ambitions."
    • 2006 June 14, Ian Austen, “Canada Conservative Gets Aggressive With Big Oil”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 July 2008:
      "I'm independently wealthy, so I'm not in the pay of any particular group or industry," Mr. Williams said.
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