lower class
A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education,…A class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.
» He despises people of a lower social class.
Он презирает людей низшего класса.
Він зневажає людей нижчого соціального класу.
Meaning
1 sensesA class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result of these, a low social status.
ни́зший классnízšij klass
ни́жчий класnýžčyj klas
- the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
Examples
10 sentencesHe despises people of a lower social class.
Він зневажає людей нижчого соціального класу. — aandrusiak
ruОн презирает людей низшего класса. — Arkadeko
Her income barely maintained her in the lower middle class.
deIhr Einkommen reichte so gerade eben, um sie in der unteren Mittelklasse zu halten. — Zaghawa
Her income barely keeps her in the lower middle class.
Sami comes from a lower class.
Layla came from a lower class town.
Translations
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Forms
plural: lower classes| Singular | lower class |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the social class lowest in the social hierarchy:underclass