BETTER-OFF

Meaning of BETTER-OFF in English

Pronunciation: ˌ be-t ə - ' ro ̇ f

Function: adjective

Date: circa 1859

1 : being in comfortable economic circumstances <the better-off people live in the older section of town>

2 : being in a more advantageous position

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BETTER-OFF — adjective Date: circa 1859 being in comfortable economic circumstances , being in a more advantageous position
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETTER-OFF — /bet"euhr awf", -of"/ , adj. being in better circumstances, esp. economically: Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER OFF — in a better condition, in a better situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETTER-OFF — adjective Date: circa 1859 1. : being in comfortable economic circumstances the better-off people live in the older section of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER OFF — in a more advantageous position, especially in financial terms. → one's betrothed
Concise Oxford English vocab
BETTER-OFF — [better-off] adj (ca. 1859) 1: being in comfortable economic circumstances "the ~ people live in the older section of town" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER-OFF — better-off BrE AmE ˌbet ə r ˈɒf -ˈɔːf AmE \ ˌbet̬ ə r ˈɔːf -ˈɑːf
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETTER OFF — ˌbetter ˈoff BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] 1 . having more money than someone else or than you had before …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER OFF — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Are you better off than you were four years ago? ▪ I think you'd …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER OFF — • ↑ you'd be better off
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER OFF — in better conditions: healthier or wealthier etc. Are you better off renting an apartment than buying a house?
English Idioms vocab
BETTER OFF — in better conditions: healthier or wealthier etc. Are you better off renting an apartment than buying a house?
English Idioms vocabulary
BETTER-OFF — (наиболее) обеспеченный; богатый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER OFF — Вольготно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER-OFF — a (наиболее) обеспеченный; богатый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETTER OFF — богатый; обеспеченный be better off - быть богаче, быть в лучшем положении better (to be) safe than sorry - семь …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BETTER OFF — (a) богатый; обеспеченный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BETTER-OFF — a (наиболее) обеспеченный; богатый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BETTER-OFF — a (наиболее) обеспеченный; богатый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER OFF — богатый; обеспеченный be better off - быть богаче, быть в лучшем положении better (to be) safe than sorry - семь раз отмерь, …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BETTER OFF — состоятельный
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
BETTER OFF — Вольготно
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER-OFF — (наиболее) обеспеченный; богатый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — See ↑ BETTER 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be better • ↑ do better • ↑ feel better • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — INDEX: 1. better than someone or something else 2. very much better than someone or something 3. to reach a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BETTER — n. 25B6; adjective better facilities : SUPERIOR, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETTER — adj. 1 superior You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din Can you suggest a better investment than the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Словарь английских идиом
BETTER — I adverb 1 BAD : You better make sure you're not late again. GOOD : You'd better make sure you're …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — держащий пари лучший; лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие - to change for the * измениться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETTER — better.ogg _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BETTER — _I ʹbetə n держащий пари _II 1. ʹbetə n лучший; лучшее one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BETTER — I сущ. тот, кто заключает пари II 1. прил. 1) сравн. ст. от good 1. 2) лучший, наилучший, высший better …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. — Ему нужно было уйти. to march off — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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