better off for it

[la caixa]

"At this stage, these people have no expextations of owning satellite TV, fridges or carpets, and ______ certainly better off for it."

This is the end of the text so there's no more context in this case. I don't know what to put here. Thanks for any help!

 

[roxcyn]

La Caixa, how are you? It's actually a frase that's missing a word:

To be better off is the phrase

So, La caixa which form of "to be" do you think should be added in the blank?

You should listen to Roxette's b-side song "Better off on her own": She's better off on her own..."

Pablo

 

[Barbarella02]

I would like to ask about the meaning of the phrase in la caixa´s sentence. Could anybody explain? Does it mean that the people could afford satellite TV, fridges or carpets?

 

[morior_invictus]

I would like to ask about the meaning of the phrase in la caixa´s sentence. Could anybody explain? Does it mean that the people could afford satellite TV, fridges or carpets?

Hi Barbarella,
in general, "to be better off doing something" = to benefit from doing something , to be in a more fortunate, preferable, prosperous condition because of doing something
or "to be better off without someone / something" is also used, for instance:
I`m better off without you = I will be happier alone / without a relationship with you.
I`m better off living on my own = My life will be better if I live alone.
I`m better off than you = I have more money than you.
So to answer your question, "They benefit from having no expectations of owning satellite TV, fridges or carpets."

See also:
be better off
be better off taking VS had better take
better off
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Better off and worse off
I'd better be off
I'm better off with you
individual A is better off than individual B
to be better off
To be better off to do/doing

 

[Barbarella02]

Oh, I see many thanks!