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low-income

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Not earning much money, or designed for people who do not earn much money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • low-income housing
  • low-income family

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: high-income

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 低收入 (dī shōurù) — Translations
  • Dutch: met een laag inkomen — Translations
  • Finnish: alhaisen tulotason — Translations
  • French: à faibles revenus — Translations
  • French: modeste — Translations
  • French: pauvre — Translations
  • French: défavorisé — Translations
  • Georgian: დაბალშემოსავლიანი (dabalšemosavliani) — Translations
  • German: einkommensschwach — Translations
  • Hungarian: alacsony jövedelmű — Translations
  • Japanese: 低所得 (tai shotoku) — Translations
  • Korean: 저소득 (jeosodeuk) — Translations
  • Polish: o niskich dochodach — Translations
  • Romanian: cu venituri reduse — Translations
  • Romanian: cu venituri scăzute — Translations
  • Russian: нѝзкообеспе́ченный (nìzkoobespéčennyj) — Translations
  • Spanish: de bajos recursos — Translations
  • Swahili: kipato cha chini — Translations
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