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better-paid

better-paid adjective: that earns a better wage than others.

Adjective

better-paid

  1. That earns a better wage than others.
  2. That provides better pay than other employment.
    • The growth in car ownership obscured from the public mind (and therefore the political agenda) the consequences for people who did not own cars. They suffered growing deprivation as a result of an inability to access better-paid jobs, as the closure of older industries removed employment.2020 December 16, Industry Insider, “Rail's prospects turn full circle”, in Rail, page 68

Questions about better-paid

What does better-paid mean?
Better-paid means that earns a better wage than others.
What part of speech is better-paid?
Better-paid is an adjective.

Words near better-paid in the dictionary

  1. better-loved
  2. better-mannered
  3. better-natured
  4. better-off
  5. better-organized
  6. better-paid
  7. better-preserved
  8. better-read
  9. better-run
  10. better-timed
  11. better-to-do

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