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best off

best off is the superlative form of well off.

Meaning of well off

Adjective

well off (comparative better off or more well off, superlative best off or most well off)

  1. Of a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security, at any level from intermediate (comfortably off) to high (wealthy).
    • Near-synonyms: well-endowed, wealthy; see also Thesaurus:wealthy
  2. (archaic, dialectal) Of a person or thing: in a good position or circumstance.
    • He would be well off if he would simply quit this place and never look back.
    Synonyms:
    doing well

Forms of best off

alternative formbest-off

Questions about best off

What is best off the superlative form of?
Best off is the superlative form of well off.

Words near best off in the dictionary

  1. best of British
  2. best of British luck
  3. best of luck
  4. best of the best
  5. best of the bunch
  6. best off
  7. best on ground
  8. best on grounds
  9. best one can
  10. best parlour
  11. best parlours

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Adapted from Wiktionary: best off (page history and authors); well off (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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