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Discover Ludwig'poverty line' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to refer to an income level below which a household's income is considered inadequate. For example: "The family of five was living well below the poverty line."
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poverty line
noun
The threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.
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Perhaps 10% live below the poverty line.
One-fifth live below the poverty line.
More than half the population lives below the poverty line.
As a kid I lived well below the poverty line.
One in four lives below the poverty line.
Over half the population lives below the poverty line.
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We compare its performance with the poverty-line scheme.
50% of the median equivalised income-unit-income poverty line.
#:2004 official poverty line = 668RMB per person-year.
Assumption: Everyone living beneath the poverty line receives cash assistance.
Over the poverty line, for this one day.
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