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
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Bezos Academy preschools are free for children ages 3 through 5 and open to families who make less than 400 percent of the federal poverty line.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 14 May 2024
The agency has 11 food distribution centers for 1 million people in Gaza, more than half of whom UNRWA assesses to live below the abject poverty line of US$ 1.74 per person per day.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Salma Arafa, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 14 May 2024
The agency has 11 food distribution centers for 1 million people in Gaza, more than half of whom UNRWA assesses to live below the abject poverty line of US$ 1.74 per person per day.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Salma Arafa, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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