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badly-off

 
 
adjective (comparative worse-off, superlative worst-off)

Definition

in a difficult financial situation: The economy has not been this badly-off in over 40 years.
(Definition of badly-off adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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