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worse off en · ADJ
Meanings
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(comparative, form-of) comparative form of badly off: more badly off
Meanwhile, billions of pounds of cuts to benefits and tax credits mean that many disabled people and families with children stand to lose huge sums: the poorest fifth of families with children will be on average £3,000 worse off a year as a result of tax and benefit changes since 2010.
2018, The Observer, The Observer view on the budget and the decade of austerity, 28 October
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Antonyms
better off