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bet⋅ter-off

[bet-er-awf, -of]
–adjective
being in better circumstances, esp. economically: Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.

Origin:
1860–65
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bet·ter-off   (bět'ər-ôf', -ŏf')
adj.  Being in a better or more prosperous condition: a visit to her better-off relatives.
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