better-paidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌbɛtə ˈpeɪd/, U.S.

/ˌbɛdər ˈpeɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: better adv., paid adj.

Etymology: < better adv. + paid adj.

A. adj.

Of a worker: that earns a better wage; (of work) that provides better pay. Cf. well-paid adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1711 P. Abercromby Martial Atchievem. Scots Nation I. i. 3 [The] well disciplin'd and better paid Forces of mighty England.

1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. ix. 86 It is idle to say that the better-paid working men cannot save.

1985 P. Cooke in D. Gregory & J. Urry Social Relations & Spatial Structures x. 230 The availability of better-paid work for women outside the coal industry during the war.

2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 May (Central ed.) a16/3 For Chinese policy makers, the plants represent another step up the value chain for the nation's electronics industry, potentially increasing the number of higher-skilled, better-paid engineers.

B. n.

Usually as two words. With the and plural agreement. Better-paid people as a class; those who are better off financially.

ΚΠ

1886 Our Corner July 14 The better-paid can spare a shilling or so for a treat.

1975 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 17 Jan. b122/4 [The court's divorce statistics indicate] that only the better paid are divorced.

1998 A. A. Allahar & J. E. Côté Richer & Poorer 52 Among the better paid are armed forces personnel, fire fighters and police officers.

2007 T. Juravich Future of Work in Mass. v. 94 These self-reported income data suggest that workers in the software..industry are among the better paid in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	better-paid
释义	better-paidadj.n. Brit. /ˌbɛtə ˈpeɪd/, U.S. /ˌbɛdər ˈpeɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: better adv., paid adj. Etymology: < better adv. + paid adj. A. adj. Of a worker: that earns a better wage; (of work) that provides better pay. Cf. well-paid adj. 2. ΚΠ 1711 P. Abercromby Martial Atchievem. Scots Nation I. i. 3 [The] well disciplin'd and better paid Forces of mighty England. 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. ix. 86 It is idle to say that the better-paid working men cannot save. 1985 P. Cooke in D. Gregory & J. Urry Social Relations & Spatial Structures x. 230 The availability of better-paid work for women outside the coal industry during the war. 2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 May (Central ed.) a16/3 For Chinese policy makers, the plants represent another step up the value chain for the nation's electronics industry, potentially increasing the number of higher-skilled, better-paid engineers. B. n. Usually as two words. With the and plural agreement. Better-paid people as a class; those who are better off financially. ΚΠ 1886 Our Corner July 14 The better-paid can spare a shilling or so for a treat. 1975 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 17 Jan. b122/4 [The court's divorce statistics indicate] that only the better paid are divorced. 1998 A. A. Allahar & J. E. Côté Richer & Poorer 52 Among the better paid are armed forces personnel, fire fighters and police officers. 2007 T. Juravich Future of Work in Mass. v. 94 These self-reported income data suggest that workers in the software..industry are among the better paid in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1711
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