BETTER-OFF Definition & Meaning

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better-off

[ bet-er-awf, -of ]

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adjective

being in better circumstances, especially economically:
Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.

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Origin of better-off¹

First recorded in 1860–65

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Idioms and Phrases

In a more favorable position or financial circumstances. For example, They were better off flying than driving there , or They were better off than most of their neighbors . This phrase is the comparative form of well off . [Mid-1800s]

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