"better-paid" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=better-paid}} better-paid
  1. (of a person) That earns a better wage than others.
    Sense id: en-better-paid-en-adj-OwP0VC3O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. (of work) That provides better pay than other employment.
    Sense id: en-better-paid-en-adj-XqSxZI0f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: best-paid, well-paid
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