BETTER OFF


Meaning of BETTER OFF in English

ˌbetter ˈoff BrE AmE 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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.