Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set for life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

Syllables: set -for life
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.

Example Sentences

"In that case he has to pay her alimony even if there are no children, and if she is one of those smart ones, interested in nothing but a good living and independence, she is set for life."
"Before he and my mother were killed together in a holiday airbus crash five years later, they had seen the new companies drive all competing oils off the market and those of us who had been in at the beginning apparently well set for life."
"It wasn't that long ago when getting a bank job after school meant you were set for life."

Questions

What does set for life mean?: Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.

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