a man of independent means

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• independent means — ➔ means * * * independent means UK US noun [plural] ► income that you have from investments, etc. rather than from a job: »He was a man of independent means …   Financial and business terms

• means — noun 1 method of doing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appropriate, convenient, effective, efficient, reliable, useful ▪ an effective means of mass communication ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• independent — in|de|pen|dent W2 [ˌındıˈpendənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not owned/controlled by something)¦ 2¦(fair)¦ 3¦(country)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5 independent study/learning 6 woman/man etc of independent means 7¦(separate)¦ 8¦(politician)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Independent evidence for Apollo Moon landings — is evidence from independent groups that supports the idea that NASA conducted manned Moon landings. One of the reasons for such an endeavor is to counter the Apollo Moon Landing hoax theories, by showing there is evidence independent of NASA and …   Wikipedia

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• Independent school (UK) — An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding, predominantly in the form of school fees. In England and Wales the term public school is often used to refer to what is normally called… …   Wikipedia

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• Man — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 a a human being; a person (no man is perfect). b human beings in general; the human race (man is mortal). 3 a person showing characteristics associated with males …   Useful english dictionary

• man — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 a a human being; a person (no man is perfect). b human beings in general; the human race (man is mortal). 3 a person showing characteristics associated with males …   Useful english dictionary

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