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made for life

made for life adjective: having enough wealth to live the rest of one's life without any further income.

Adjective

made for life (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Having enough wealth to live the rest of one's life without any further income.
    • Made for life — made for life — made for life! I shall be rich – rich – rich! I always knew I should be one day; I was always certain that a bit of good luck would fall to my share.1885, Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine, volume 17, page 294

Questions about made for life

What does made for life mean?
Made for life means having enough wealth to live the rest of one's life without any further income.
What part of speech is made for life?
Made for life is an adjective.

Words near made for life in the dictionary

  1. made fish of one and flesh of another
  2. made fish of one and fowl of another
  3. made flexible
  4. made for
  5. made for each other
  6. made for life
  7. made for one another
  8. made free with
  9. made friendly
  10. made friends
  11. made fun of

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