I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: intended as comparative of well-to-do
: in prosperous economic circumstances : better off
many of the better-to-do urban Frenchmen acquire homes in the country — S.K.Padover
II. noun
( plural better-to-do )
: one who is better-to-do
the better-to-do on whom the burden of the expense of the liberal program had fallen — C.L.Jones