come from money

idiom

: to have a rich family
His wife comes from money.

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Although the architect did not come from money, his father, Richard Grand White, formed connections with many notable names in the design world, including Frederick Law Olmsted and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 Jan. 2022 However, the burden of having to scrape enough money together and the anxiety that revolves around funding for new businesses put entrepreneurs who come from money at an advantage. Chastity Heyward, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021

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“Come from money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20from%20money. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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