- (the) poverty level
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the official level of income that is necessary to be able to buy the basic things you need such as food and clothes and to pay for somewhere to live
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(the) poverty level
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poverty — pov|er|ty W3 [ˈpɔvəti US ˈpa:vərti] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: poverté, from Latin paupertas, from pauper; POOR] 1.) [U] the situation or experience of being poor →↑poor, impoverished ↑impoverished ▪ Millions of elderly people live … Dictionary of contemporary English
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