Akademik

poverty line
noun
a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
• Syn: ↑poverty level
• Hypernyms: ↑personal income

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noun
the poverty line
: the level of income that makes it possible for a person to pay for basic food, clothing, and shelter

Many families in the city are living below/at the poverty line.

— called also poverty level

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the ˈpoverty line [poverty line] (also the ˈpoverty level especially in US) noun singular
the official level of income that is necessary to be able to buy the basic things you need such as food and clothes and to pay for somewhere to live

•

A third of the population is living

at

or

below the poverty line

.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.