Definition of "low-income" []

Of or relating to individuals or households supported by an income that is below average. (adjective)

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Use "low-income" in a sentence

"The situation: More than 600,000 Torontonians are classified as low-income."
"In 2009, India moved from what the World Bank classifies as a low-income country to a middle-income country."
"We had managed to pass a bill creating a new public housing program for low-income families, but when I saw the Appropriations Committee report, a line read, This committee expects only modest amounts of housing to be built."

Words like "low-income"

affluent

higher-income

latino

lower-class

lower-income

middle class middle-income

minimum-wage

moderate-income single-family

two-parent

underserved

uninsured upper-class working class