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Princeton's WordNet

  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. 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. Marco Rubio:

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

  2. Jason Chaffetz:

    Are you going to actually grow the economy and jobs, are entrepreneurs going to be better off, are small businessmen going to be better off, with more taxes and more government? No!

  3. Allen Adamson:

    Corporate leaders are better off having a very clear, principled view that customers can either agree or disagree with rather than having ambiguity and lack of clarity as to what the company stands for.

  4. Fannah Mohammad:

    After my husband lost his job two years ago, we can't find even food to eat and feed our children, once a day, we mix bread crumbs with water and eat with my children. That's only on lucky days. On most occasions we sleep without eating an entire day. But we are better off than other families. We are thankful we are still alive.

  5. The British prime minister:

    I believe we are stronger, safer and better off inside a reformed European Union, and that is why I will be campaigning with all my heart and soul to persuade the British people to remain in the reformed European union that we have secured today.


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