/ ˈʌndəklɑːs; NAmE ˈʌndərklæs/ noun
[ sing. ] a social class that is very poor and has no status :
The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
/ ˈʌndəklɑːs; NAmE ˈʌndərklæs/ noun
[ sing. ] a social class that is very poor and has no status :
The long-term unemployed are becoming a new underclass.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005