poverty line
noun
: a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards
called also poverty level
Examples of poverty line in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The higher odds of being below the [federal poverty line] persisted through four years.
—
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The number of rural people below the official poverty line fell from 250 million at the beginning of the decade to 96 million by 1988.
—Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2022
The federal poverty line in 2023, when SAVE started, was $14,580 a year for a single person.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
In Egypt, the percentage of people living below the national poverty line rose from 16.7 percent in 2000 to 22.0 percent in 2008; in Yemen, the poverty rate rose from 34.8 percent in 2005 to 42.8 percent in 2009.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
See all Example Sentences for poverty line 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The number of rural people below the official poverty line fell from 250 million at the beginning of the decade to 96 million by 1988.
—Julian Gewirtz, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2022
The federal poverty line in 2023, when SAVE started, was $14,580 a year for a single person.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
In Egypt, the percentage of people living below the national poverty line rose from 16.7 percent in 2000 to 22.0 percent in 2008; in Yemen, the poverty rate rose from 34.8 percent in 2005 to 42.8 percent in 2009.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
See all Example Sentences for poverty line
Dictionary Entries Near poverty line
Cite this Entry
“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share