better-off

Adjective

 * Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.
 * Only the better-off nations can afford to send probes into space.

Usage notes

 * This spelling is often preferred for attributive use (before a noun) and to avoid associating the off with a following word. It is often less preferred in predicative use (after is).

Antonyms

 * worse-off