"working poor" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} working poor pl (plural only)
  1. (economics) Working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line. Wikipedia link: en:working poor Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Economics Translations (working people): 在職貧窮 (Chinese Mandarin), 在职贫穷 (zàizhí pínqióng) (Chinese Mandarin), 窮忙族 (Chinese Mandarin), 穷忙族 (qióngmángzú) (Chinese Mandarin), työtätekevät köyhät [plural] (Finnish)

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