单词	poverty line
释义	English American Business poverty linenoun [ S ] uk/ˈpɒv.ə.ti ˌlaɪn/us/ˈpɑː.vɚ.t̬i ˌlaɪn/ the official level of income that is needed to achieve a basic living standard with enough money for things such as food, clothing, and a place to live: In 1991 almost 36 million Americans were living below the poverty line. poverty linenoun [ U ] us/ˈpɑv·ər·ti ˌlɑɪn/also poverty level, us/ˈpɑv·ər·ti ˌlev·əl/ the amount of income a person or family needs in order to maintain an acceptable standard of living, and below which they are considered poor the poverty linenoun [ S ] ukusUS also the poverty level ECONOMICS the official level of income that is needed to achieve a basic living standard with enough money for things such as food, clothing, and a place to live: live above/below the poverty line Half of the nation lives below the poverty line. incomes above/below the poverty line
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