poverty line

pov·er·ty line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pov-er-tee lahyn]
- /ˈpɒv ər ti laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pov-er-tee lahyn]
- /ˈpɒv ər ti laɪn/

Definitions of poverty line words

noun poverty line a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty. 1
noun poverty line income level legally qualifying as poor 1
singular noun poverty line If someone is on the poverty line, they have just enough income to buy the things they need in order to live. 0
noun poverty line if someone is on the poverty line, they have just enough income to buy the things they need in order to live 0
noun poverty line the level of income below which a person or family is considered officially to be in poverty 0

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Parts of speech for Poverty line

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poverty line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

poverty line usage trend in Literature

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