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better off

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better off
ˌbetter ˈoff adjective [no comparative]
1. having more money than someone else or than you had before
   OPP  worse off:
    She’ll be about £50 a week better off.well-off(1)
2. happier, improved, more successful etc
   OPP  worse off
    better off with/without
    I think she’s better off without him.
    be better off doing something (=used to give advice or an opinion)
    He’d be better off starting with something simpler.