UNDERCLASS


Meaning of UNDERCLASS in English

/ 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.