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  1. better off(p)adjective

    in a more fortunate or prosperous condition

    "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate"

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  1. better off

    "Better off" is a term used to describe a more favorable or improved condition or situation. This could refer to various facets such as financial status, health condition, lifestyle, career or overall wellbeing. It suggests a comparative state between a previous situation and the present one, where the present situation is considered preferable.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of better off in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of better off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of better off in a Sentence

  1. President Trump:

    Mark Sanford has been very unhelpful to me in my campaign to [make America great again], he is MIA and nothing but trouble. He is better off in Argentina. I fully endorse Katie Arrington for Congress in SC, a state I love. She is tough on crime and will continue our fight to lower taxes.

  2. Marco Rubio:

    America safer and better off for having gone to war in Iraq.

  3. Mick Mulvaney:

    It’s the same discussion they had about the Bush tax cuts in the previous administration: Are you better off having a smaller cut that is permanent, or a larger cut that is temporary?

  4. Benard Dreyer:

    We know from a lot of research that the earlier you can intervene with any developmental problem -- including autism -- the better off the child is.

  5. Stanley Fischer:

    The lower inflation that we'll get from the lower price of oil is going to be temporary, i wouldn't worry about that very much because that period of negative, low inflation is actually happening as a result of a phenomenon that's making everyone better off, and furthermore likely to increase GDP rather than reduce it.


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