better-off

See also: better off

English

Adjective

Alternative spelling of better off
comparative form of well-off: more well-off

Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.

Usage notes

This spelling often preferred for attributive use (before a noun) and to avoid associating the off with a following word.
This spelling often less preferred in predicative use (after is).

Antonyms

worse-off

Translations

better-off

Georgian: შეძლებული (šeʒlebuli)

Russian: состоя́тельный (ru) (sostojátelʹnyj)

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