Definition of Underclass in English :

Define Underclass in English

Underclass meaning in English

Meaning of Underclass in English

Pronunciation of Underclass in English

Underclass pronunciation in English

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Underclass

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Noun

1. lower class, underclass

the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

Adjective

2. underclass

belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum

Example Sentences:
'underclass mothers and children'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Underclass

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noun
a class beneath the usual social scale consisting of the most disadvantaged people, such as unemployed people in inner cities

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Underclass

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noun
the socioeconomic class with incomes below subsistence level, including esp. the underprivileged

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Underclass

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n.
The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged: "Divorced women and their children are becoming a new underclass" (Barbara Fisher Williamson).

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