noun
[ usually sing. ] a situation in which a person stays poor even when they get a job because the money they receive from the government is reduced
noun
[ usually sing. ] a situation in which a person stays poor even when they get a job because the money they receive from the government is reduced
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005