the squeezed middle

nouneconomicspoliticsBritishmainly journalism

UK /ˌskwiːzd ˈmɪd(ə)l/

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people on average incomes who have less money than previously to buy the things they need, because rising costs have not been matched by increases in pay
The so-called squeezed middle has felt the effects of the economic crisis at every turn.
Synonyms and related words
People from the middle classes
the squeezed middle
the bourgeoisie
Middle England
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The expression squeezed middle was launched into the public consciousness when it was used by UK Labour party leader Ed Miliband in a radio interview in 2011, and quickly caught on as something that a large proportion of the electorate felt they belonged to. However the essence of the phrase has existed in other forms for some time, financial analysts often referring to squeezing the middle class or a squeeze on the middle class. In the US and Canada, the phrase middle-class squeeze has been visible for a number of years.
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单词	the squeezed middle
释义	the squeezed middle nouneconomicspoliticsBritishmainly journalism UK /ˌskwiːzd ˈmɪd(ə)l/ Other entries for this word squeezed middle, the noun DEFINITIONS1 1 people on average incomes who have less money than previously to buy the things they need, because rising costs have not been matched by increases in pay The so-called squeezed middle has felt the effects of the economic crisis at every turn. Synonyms and related words People from the middle classes the squeezed middle the bourgeoisie Middle England Featured as a BuzzWord! The expression squeezed middle was launched into the public consciousness when it was used by UK Labour party leader Ed Miliband in a radio interview in 2011, and quickly caught on as something that a large proportion of the electorate felt they belonged to. However the essence of the phrase has existed in other forms for some time, financial analysts often referring to squeezing the middle class or a squeeze on the middle class. In the US and Canada, the phrase middle-class squeeze has been visible for a number of years. Read more the squeezed middle nouneconomicspoliticsBritishmainly journalism US /ˌskwiːzd ˈmɪd(ə)l/ Other entries for this word squeezed middle, the noun DEFINITIONS1 1 people on average incomes who have less money than previously to buy the things they need, because rising costs have not been matched by increases in pay The so-called squeezed middle has felt the effects of the economic crisis at every turn. Synonyms and related words People from the middle classes the squeezed middle the bourgeoisie Middle America Featured as a BuzzWord! The expression squeezed middle was launched into the public consciousness when it was used by UK Labour party leader Ed Miliband in a radio interview in 2011, and quickly caught on as something that a large proportion of the electorate felt they belonged to. However the essence of the phrase has existed in other forms for some time, financial analysts often referring to squeezing the middle class or a squeeze on the middle class. In the US and Canada, the phrase middle-class squeeze has been visible for a number of years. Read more
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