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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Three out of four people in Mayotte live below the national poverty line.
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Another law prohibits hospitals from directly billing a patient that is 138% below the federal poverty line, and another measure limits the cost of epinephrine injectors to a maximum of $60 per twin-pack.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Located nearly 8,000 kilometers from Paris, Mayotte is France's poorest territory and the European Union's (EU) most impoverished region, with 77 percent of its population living below the French poverty line.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In fact, the CDC has recognized that those living below that poverty line are twice as likely to experience anxiety, stress and depression than the rest of Americans who do not.
—Jane H. Hursh, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Another law prohibits hospitals from directly billing a patient that is 138% below the federal poverty line, and another measure limits the cost of epinephrine injectors to a maximum of $60 per twin-pack.
—Kevin Bessler | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Located nearly 8,000 kilometers from Paris, Mayotte is France's poorest territory and the European Union's (EU) most impoverished region, with 77 percent of its population living below the French poverty line.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In fact, the CDC has recognized that those living below that poverty line are twice as likely to experience anxiety, stress and depression than the rest of Americans who do not.
—Jane H. Hursh, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Poverty line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty%20line. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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