BREADLINE


Meaning of BREADLINE in English

/ ˈbredlaɪn; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( BrE ) the level of income of very poor people :

Many people without jobs are living on the breadline (= are very poor) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.