the breadline
noun
British
: the level of income at which someone is considered poor : poverty line
people living below/near/on the breadline
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Van Buren takes László off the breadline and charges him with executing his dream: a community center — called The Institute — in honor of his late wife Margaret.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
The publication covers homelessness and housing, and is sold by rough sleepers and other people below the breadline as a way of making a weekly income.
—Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN, 10 June 2022
Too often during bankruptcy proceedings, remediation costs are shunted to the back of the breadline after creditors, executives, employees, and vendors take their share of the company’s assets.
—Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2021
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2024
The publication covers homelessness and housing, and is sold by rough sleepers and other people below the breadline as a way of making a weekly income.
—Max Foster and Rob Picheta, CNN, 10 June 2022
Too often during bankruptcy proceedings, remediation costs are shunted to the back of the breadline after creditors, executives, employees, and vendors take their share of the company’s assets.
—Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2021
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“The breadline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20breadline. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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