ALL meanings of poverty line
pov·er·ty line
P p - noun poverty line income level legally qualifying as poor 1
- noun poverty line a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty. 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