HAVE-NOTS Meaning of HAVE-NOTS in English ˌhave-ˈnots BrE AmE noun the have-nots the poor people in a country or society:a country where the have-nots far outnumber the haves ⇨ ↑ haves Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012