"better off" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: better-off [alternative]
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  1. comparative form of well off: more well off Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: well off (extra: more well off) Translations (Translations): más valiera (Spanish), más valiese (Spanish), más valdría (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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