LEARNit Dictionary
the poverty line
noun
/ðə ˈpɒvəti laɪn/
UK
/ðə ˈpɑːvərti laɪn/
US
1
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
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