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Indication, abbreviated OB on the order ticket of a limit order to buy or sell securities, that the broker should transact the order at a price better than the specified limit price if a better price can be obtained.

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adjective

1. Of greater excellence than another: preferable, superior. See better/worse.
2. Much more than half: best, greater, larger, largest, most. See better/worse, big/small/amount.

adverb

To a greater extent: more,, big/small/amount.

noun

1. One who stands above another in rank: elder, senior, superior. Informal higher-up. See over/under.
2. A dominating position, as in a conflict: advantage, bulge, draw, drop, edge, superiority, upper hand, vantage. Informal inside track, jump. See over/under.

verb

1. To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, amend, help, improve, meliorate, upgrade. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To be greater or better than: best, exceed, excel, outdo, outmatch, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, surpass, top, transcend. Informal beat. Idioms: go beyond, go one better. See big/small/amount.

Idioms beginning with better:
better part of
better late than never
better off

See also against one's better judgment; all better; all the better; discretion is the better part of valor; for better or for worse; get better; get the better (best) of; go one better; had better (best); know better; seen better days; so much the better; sooner the better; take a turn for the better; think better of; you'd better believe it. Also see under best.

adj

Definition: excelling, more excellent
Antonyms: inferior, worse

adj

Definition: improved in health
Antonyms: more ill, sicker, unhealthy, worse

adj

Definition: larger
Antonyms: littler, smaller, tinier

adv

Definition: in a more excellent manner
Antonyms: worse

v

Definition: improve performance; outdo
Antonyms: deteriorate, get worse, worsen

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - bedre, i bedring
adv. - mere, bedre
n. - bedste (af to)
v. tr. - slå, overgå
v. intr. - blive bedre, gøre bedre, forbedre

idioms:

• all the better    så meget bedre
• be better off    klare sig bedre, være bedre stillet
• better half    bedre halvdel
• for better or for worse    i medgang og i modgang
• for the better    til det bedre
• get better    komme sig, få det bedre
• get the better of    overvinde, få overtaget
• go one better    overtrumfe, overbyde
• so much the better    så meget bedre
• the ... the better    jo.... desto bedre
• the better part    størstedelen

2.
n. - hellere, helst

Nederlands (Dutch)
beter, hersteld van ziekte, groter, meer, betere, verbetering, iemand die gokt, verbeteren, genezen, overtreffen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - meilleur, mieux
adv. - mieux, plus
n. - mieux, amélioration, supérieurs (npl)
v. tr. - améliorer, rendre (qch) meilleur, surpasser
v. intr. - s'améliorer

idioms:

• all the better    encore mieux/meilleur qu'avant
• better half    conjoint, sa moitié (hum)
• better off    (être) plus à son aise (matériellement), (se trouver) dans de meilleures conditions, (être) dans une meilleure position, bien mieux
• for better or for worse    pour le meilleur et pour le pire, advienne que pourra
• for the better    pour le meilleur
• get better    mieux se porter, bien se porter
• get the better of    triompher (de qn), venir à bout de (qch)
• go one better    faire encore mieux
• had better    devoir faire, valoir mieux le faire
• have the better of    triompher (de qn), venir a bout (de qch)
• so much the better    encore mieux/meilleur qu'avant
• the ... the better    le plus ... le mieux/meilleur
• the better part of    la plus grande partie de

2.
n. - parieur, turfiste

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - besser
adv. - besser (Komparativ von gut)
n. - das Bessere, Vorteil
v. - verbessern

idioms:

• all the better    um so besser
• better half    bessere Hälfte, Ehehälfte
• better off    besser dran
• for better or for worse    auf Gedeih und Verderb, in Freud und Leid
• for the better    fast alle
• get better    gesund werden
• get the better of    besiegen
• go one better    überbieten
• had better    sollten
• have the better of    das Beste von etw. haben
• so much the better    umso besser
• the ... the better    je ... desto besser
• the better part of    der größte Teil

2.
n. - Wetter

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βελτιώνω/-ομαι, καλυτερεύω, υπερβαίνω, ξεπερνώ
adj. - καλύτερος, μεγαλύτερος

idioms:

• all the better    τόσο το καλύτερο
• be better off    βρίσκομαι σε καλύτερη μοίρα, έχω μεγαλύτερη οικονομική άνεση
• better half    έτερο ήμισυ
• for better or for worse    (και) ό, τι ήθελε προκύψει, δια βίου, στη χαρά και στη λύπη
• for the better    προς το καλύτερο
• get better    καλυτερεύω, γιαίνω, βελτιώνομαι
• get the better of    υπερισχύω, επικρατώ, νικώ, υπερνικώ, ξεγελώ
• go one better    πλειοδοτώ, υπερφαλαγγίζω, τα καταφέρνω καλύτερα
• so much the better    τόσο το καλύτερο
• the ... the better    όσο... τόσο το καλύτερο
• the better part    το μεγαλύτερο μέρος

Italiano (Italian)
migliorare, migliore

idioms:

• all the better    tanto meglio
• be better off    in condizioni migliori
• better half    la mia metà
• for better or for worse    nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
• get the better of    vincere
• go one better    sorpassare
• so much the better    tanto meglio
• the ... the better    tanto piú... tanto meglio
• the better part    la maggior parte
• think better of    ravvedersi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - melhorar
adj. - melhor, superior

idioms:

• all the better    tanto melhor
• be better off    estar em melhor situação
• better half    cônjuge (m), cara (f) metade
• for better or for worse    aconteça o que acontecer
• for the better    para melhor
• get better    melhorar
• get the better of    vencer
• go one better    fazer melhor (do que)
• so much the better    tanto melhor
• the ... the better    quanto mais melhor
• the better part    a maior parte
• think better of    pensar melhor sobre

Русский (Russian)
улучшать, лучше

idioms:

• all the better    тем лучше
• be better off    улучшить финансовое положение
• better half    супруг\супруга
• for better or for worse    в любом случае, как бы там ни было
• for the better    на лучшее
• get better    идти на поправку, улучшать свое положение
• get the better of    одержать верх, одолеть, победить
• go one better    превзойти кого-либо, сделать что-либо лучше
• so much the better    тем лучше
• the ... the better    чем ... тем лучше
• the better part    большая часть
• think better of    передумать, раздумать

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - mejor, mayor
adv. - mejor, más
n. - lo mejor, cosa mejor, ventaja, superioridad, mejoramiento
v. tr. - mejorar, superar
v. intr. - mejorarse, superarse

idioms:

• all the better    tanto mejor, mejor que antes
• better half    cara mitad, media naranja
• better off    estar mejor de dinero, encontrarse mejor, en circunstancias más favorables, aconsejado para tomar un cierto rumbo (en las finanzas)
• for better or for worse    en la suerte y en la desgracia, para lo bueno o para lo malo
• for the better    para bien
• get better    mejorarse, sentirse mejor de salud, recuperarse
• get the better of    vencer a alguien, engañar a alguien
• go one better    ofrecer más que
• had better    mas vale, mas valdría
• have the better of    tener lo mejor de
• so much the better    tanto mejor, aún más, mejor que antes
• the ... the better    cuanto....mejor
• the better part of    la mayor parte, lo mejor, la mejor parte

2.
n. - apostador, apostante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbättra
adj. - bättre, mera, hellre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 较好的, 比较好, 有利条件, 优势, 改善, 提高, 改进, 超过, 变得较好

idioms:

• all the better    反而更, 却更
• be better off    境况好
• better half    某人的夫或妻, 配偶
• for better or for worse    不论好坏, 不管怎样
• for the better    转好
• get better    转好
• get the better of    打败, 智胜
• go one better    稍稍胜过
• so much the better    如此更好
• the ... the better    越...越好
• the better part    大部分的

2. 较优者, 较好者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 較優者, 較好者

2.
adj. - 較好的
adv. - 比較好
n. - 有利條件, 優勢
v. tr. - 改善, 提高, 改進, 超過
v. intr. - 變得較好

idioms:

• all the better    反而更, 卻更
• be better off    境況好
• better half    某人的夫或妻, 配偶
• for better or for worse    不論好壞, 不管怎樣
• for the better    轉好
• get better    轉好
• get the better of    打敗, 智勝
• go one better    稍稍勝過
• so much the better    如此更好
• the ... the better    越...越好
• the better part    大部分的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - ~보다 좋은, 차도가 있는
adv. - 보다 좋게, 더 많이
n. - 보다 좋은 것[사람]
v. tr. - ~을 더 좋게 하다, ~보다 우수하다
v. intr. - 더 좋아지다, 발전하다

idioms:

• be better off    보다 잘 살다
• get better    좋아지다
• get the better of    ~에게 이기다, 능가하다
• go one better    좀 더 잘하다, ~을 능가하다
• the ... the better    ~하면 할수록 좋다
• the better part    대부분
• the better part    나은 부분

2.
n. - 내기를 하는 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - …よりよい, より上等の, いっそう多い, 快方に向かって, より優れた
adv. - さらに多く, いっそう良く, いっそうよく
n. - いっそう良いもの, 賭けをする人
v. - 改良する, 良くなる

idioms:

• all the better    それだけいっそう
• be better off    いっそう裕福である
• better half    つれあい
• better late than never    遅くなってもやらないよりはまし
• better off    より幸福である, いっそう裕福である
• better safe than sorry    用心にこしたことはない
• better than nothing    ないよりはましである
• better the devil you know    正体のわかっている災いのほうがましである
• for better or for worse    良しも悪しも
• for the better    より良い結果で
• get better    よくなる
• get the better of    勝つ
• go one better    一つ上を行く
• has seen better days    もはや盛りを過ぎている, 当時の面影はない
• have seen better days    もはや盛りを過ぎている, 当時の面影
• one's better self    よい自分, 良心
• the ... the better    ～のほうが良い
• the better part    大部分

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) حسن, تفوق على (صفه) أحسن, أفضل, أجود, خير من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טוב יותר‬
adv. - ‮טוב יותר, באופן טוב יותר, במידה רבה יותר, מוטב ש-‬
n. - ‮דבר יותר טוב, אדם יותר טוב, בעל יכולת או דרגה גבוהה יותר‬
v. tr. - ‮שיפר, תיקן‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפר, השביח‬
n. - ‮מהמר‬

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