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betucht (adj., inform.)
   well heeled, well off, well-to-do

Betagt und betucht (Schlagzeile)
Well-aged and well off (headline, article about the buying power
of seniors)
Nicht sonderlich scheint es da zu überraschen, dass das Geschäft mit Diamanten in einem Land blüht, wo die Menschen gut betucht sind.
It comes as no big surprise that the diamond business is flourishing in a country where people are well heeled.

Related Words:
gut / schwach betucht sein to be well off / not so well off
begütert well off, wealthy; landed, propertied
wohlhabend wealthy, rich

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