poverty line
noun
: a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to governmental standards
called also poverty level
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ComEd announced a new program called LID, which stands for Low-Income Discount, meant to help people whose household income is up to three times the federal poverty line.
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Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
And in a viral Substack post last month, Michael Green, chief strategist and portfolio manager for Simplify Asset Management, argued that the real poverty line should be around $140,000.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
The bulk, about 82%, have incomes below 300% of the federal poverty line, according to the analysis.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Some 92% of SNAP benefits go to American households below the federal poverty line.
—Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
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Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
And in a viral Substack post last month, Michael Green, chief strategist and portfolio manager for Simplify Asset Management, argued that the real poverty line should be around $140,000.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
The bulk, about 82%, have incomes below 300% of the federal poverty line, according to the analysis.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Some 92% of SNAP benefits go to American households below the federal poverty line.
—Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for poverty line
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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