BELOW THE POVERTY LINE

Meaning of BELOW THE POVERTY LINE in English

not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse

If husband and wife are earning minimum wage, they're living below the poverty line.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BELOW THE POVERTY LINE — not earning enough to survive, very poor, as poor as a church mouse If husband and wife are earning minimum …
English Idioms vocab
LINE — I. ˈlīn noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līn — more at linen 1. a. archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
POVERTY — ˈpävə(r)d.]ē, -)t], ]i\ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté, from Latin paupertat-, paupertas, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POVERTY — (n.) Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty of soil; …
Английский словарь Webster
BELOW — (prep.) Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
Английский словарь Webster
POVERTY — ( n. ) Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BELOW — ( prep. ) Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POVERTY — /pov"euhr tee/ , n. 1. the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LINE — line 1 — linable, lineable , adj. — lineless , adj. — linelike , adj. /luyn/ , n. , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POVERTY — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from Latin paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POVERTY — noun the quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need. 2. …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
POVERTY — [pov.er.ty] n, often attrib [ME poverte, fr. OF poverte, fr. L paupertat-, paupertas, fr. pauper poor--more at poor] (12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
POVERTY — the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Poverty is said …
Britannica English vocabulary
POVERTY — poverty BrE AmE ˈpɒv ət i AmE \ ˈpɑːv ə rt̬ i ▶ ˈ poverty trap BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POVERTY — / ˈpɒvəti; NAmE ˈpɑːvərti/ noun 1. [ U ] the state of being poor : conditions of abject / extreme …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELOW — / bɪˈləʊ; NAmE bɪˈloʊ/ preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. at or to a lower level or position than sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POVERTY — pov ‧ er ‧ ty W3 /ˈpɒvəti $ ˈpɑːvərti/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINE — I. line 1 S1 W1 /laɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: Partly from Old French ligne , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELOW — be ‧ low S2 W2 /bɪˈləʊ $ -ˈloʊ/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POVERTY — n. 1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life. 2 (often foll. by of, in) scarcity …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LINE — n. & v. --n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
POVERTY — n. 1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life. 2 (often foll. by of, in) scarcity …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LINE — n. & v. n. 1 a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELOW
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POVERTY — n.1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life. 2 (often foll. by of, in) scarcity or …
Oxford English vocab
LINE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a continuous mark or band made on a surface (drew a line). 2 use …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
POVERTY — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Poverty is the state of being …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINE — ( lines, lining, lined) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A line …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is below something else, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POVERTY — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Poverty is the state of being …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BELOW — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something is ~ something else, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POVERTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cycle of poverty/activity/birth and death etc ▪ the cycle of violence between the two …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boundary line ▪ There was some disagreement about the exact position of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELOW — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES above/below deck ▪ Peter stayed below deck. above/below normal ▪ Car sales are still below …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POVERTY — [noun] [U] - the condition of being extremely poorTwo million people in the city live in abject (= very great) …
Cambridge English vocab
BELOW — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - in a lower position (than), underFrom the top of the skyscraper the cars below us …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POVERTY — n. Function: noun 1 the state of one with insufficient resources FF1C; repeated crop failures had reduced the farmers to …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BELOW — I. adverb 1. in or at a lower position than something expressed or implied several business establishments were situated below …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POVERTY — noun 1. the state of one with insufficient resources repeated crop failures had reduced the farmers to poverty Synonyms: beggary, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POVERTY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject , absolute , extreme , grinding , severe ▪ widespread ▪ global , world ▪ rural …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BELOW — INDEX: 1. under something that is directly above 2. in a lower position or at a lower level than something …
Longman Activator English vocab
LINE — INDEX: 1. a line on paper 2. a line of colour 3. a line on the ground or on the …
Longman Activator English vocab
POVERTY — n. 25B6; noun abject poverty : PENURY, destitution, pauperism, pauperdom, indigence, pennilessness, impoverishment, neediness, need, hardship, impecuniousness. the poverty of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELOW — adv. 25B6; preposition the water rushed below them : BENEATH, under, underneath, further down than, lower than. the sum is …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POVERTY — n. 1 want, penury, indigence, insolvency, destitution, pauperism, impecuniousness, neediness, beggary Her childhood was spent in poverty 2 scarcity, scarceness, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BELOW — adv. 1 lower down, further down, farther down Please see the explanation given below The department head could no longer …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BELOW — preposition 1 BAD : Below the table there were some empty wine bottles. GOOD : Under the table there were …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
POVERTY — сущ. 1) бедность, нищета, нужда, скудость to breed poverty ≈ плодить нищету to eliminate, eradicate, wipe out poverty ≈ уничтожить …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LINE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) линия, черта; штрих to draw a line ≈ провести линию fine, thin line ≈ тонкая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BELOW — 1. нареч. 1) внизу, ниже 2) вниз 3) ниже нуля 4) дальше, далее, ниже 2. предл. 1) ниже, под below …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POVERTY — poverty.ogg ʹpɒvətı n 1. бедность, нищета to be reduced to abject poverty - впасть в крайнюю нищету 2. 1> скуд(н)ость, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LINE — line.ogg _I 1. laın n 1. 1> линия ( тж. мат. ) straight bent, curved line - прямая изогнутая, кривая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BELOW — below.ogg 1. bıʹləʋ adv 1. 1> внизу; ниже the court below - нижестоящая судебная инстанция to remain below - оставаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LINE — 1) линия || проводить линии, линовать 2) матем. прямая 3) черта; штрих || штриховать 4) контур, очертание 5) кривая ( …
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