Phrase guide

working poor

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: economics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 在職貧窮 /在职贫穷 (zàizhí pínqióng) — working people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 窮忙族 /穷忙族 (qióngmángzú) — working people
  • Finnish: työtätekevät köyhät — working people
  • German: arm trotz Arbeit — working people
  • German: arm trotz Erwerbstätigkeit — working people