submerged tenth
The poorest ten percent of the populationThe poorest ten percent of the population.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, uncountable)The poorest ten percent of the population.
Origin
Coined by British Methodist preacher William Booth in 1890 in In Darkest England and the WCoined by British Methodist preacher William Booth in 1890 in In Darkest England and the Way Out.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedone-percenter
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable