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单词 poverty level
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poverty level in British English

(ˈpɒvətɪ ˈlɛvəl)
noun
another name for poverty line
 

poverty line in British English

(ˈpɒvətɪ laɪn)
noun
social welfare
if someone is on the poverty line, they have just enough income to buy the things they need in order to live
The most common way of measuring poverty today is to use an income-based povertyline and ascertain the numbers below it.
Thirteen per cent of the population live below the poverty line.
Some redistribution of income is necessary if families are to be kept above the povertyline.

Examples of 'poverty level' in a sentence
poverty level

Even though she was no longer living at the poverty level, the habit had become entrenched.
Smith, Evelyn E MISS MELVILLE REGRETS
In return, we have bequeathed them a pension at poverty level.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Participants' income must be below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Chicago Sun-Times (2010)
58 percent are in families above the poverty level (and 42 percent below).
Houston Chronicle (2000)
Nearly 80 per cent of the people live below the local poverty level of $2 (1.22) per day.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The poverty level was measured on a 21-point scale taking into account health and living conditions.
The Sun (2015)
Moreover, public sector jobs occupy a quarter of those who are said to be on poverty-level wages.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The highest poverty level on record in the post-war era was 22.4 per cent in 1959.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Poverty levels are below those when he first took power.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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