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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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Word History and Origins

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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As Sherry Glied, a health economist, New York University professor, and pointed critic of health savings accounts, wrote in 2022: “HSAs are a tax advantage for better-off people.”

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Coming from a relatively better-off family, Seok lived close to the border with China and had access to K-pop and K-drama through smuggled USBs and SD cards.

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Consultant Roger Atkins claims the current policy is “divisive”, because it “favours better-off people who can charge at home on their driveways”.

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He said all pensioners would receive the benefit – which is currently either £200 or £300 – without having to apply, but that better-off Scots would pay some of it back.

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“This should not be surprising given that children from better-off groups in India have access to more calories and face a better disease environment,” the authors say.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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