poverty line
noun
: a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards
called also poverty level
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Finally, Musk’s net worth, estimated at $436 billion, is now 359 million times the living wage for a U.S. worker, according to the current federal poverty line.
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Children under 5 are the age group most likely to encounter poverty and eviction, and more than one in six young people under 18 live below the federal poverty line.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: The closure is expected to affect food and pharmacy access for 34,000 residents, including 4,000 in the Western Addition with incomes 100% below the federal poverty line, according to the city's Food and Security Task Force.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
In Mayotte, 77% of its people live below the French poverty line.
—Ken Silverstein, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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BÁlint Madlovics, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Children under 5 are the age group most likely to encounter poverty and eviction, and more than one in six young people under 18 live below the federal poverty line.
—Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
By the numbers: The closure is expected to affect food and pharmacy access for 34,000 residents, including 4,000 in the Western Addition with incomes 100% below the federal poverty line, according to the city's Food and Security Task Force.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
In Mayotte, 77% of its people live below the French poverty line.
—Ken Silverstein, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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