better-off

[bet-er-awf, -of] / ˈbɛt ərˈɔf, -ˈɒf /

ADJECTIVE

being in a more advantageous position

Synonyms

WEAK

happier more fortunate

Example Sentences

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These retailers are aggressively courting better-off customers at the same time that their traditional customers are cutting back due to inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Bankers interpret this as a sign that slightly better-off consumers are absorbing the higher prices, while lower-income customers are increasingly cutting back or seeking cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s not to drag the relatively better-off down to the bottom, but to allow more people to pull themselves up.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025

We asked them whether they agreed or disagreed that it’s the responsibility of better-off people to help those who are worse off, and things like that.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The better-off folk of Welch had not exactly flocked to our part of town.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls