- lower class
- noun (also lower classes) the working class.adjective relating to the lower class.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
lower class
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lower class — lower classes also lower class N COUNT COLL: usu pl Some people use the lower class or the lower classes to refer to the division of society that they consider to have the lowest social status. Education now offers the lower classes access to job … English dictionary
lower class — UK US adjective ► POLITICS, ECONOMICS belonging or relating to a social group who are poor and usually do not have a very high level of education: »He claims his flat tax proposal would help middle class and lower class Americans. »She described… … Financial and business terms
lower-class — UK US adjective ► POLITICS, ECONOMICS belonging or relating to a social group who are poor and usually do not have a very high level of education: »He claims his flat tax proposal would help middle class and lower class Americans. »She described… … Financial and business terms
lower class — n also lower classes [plural] old fashioned the social class that has less money, power, or education than anyone else. This is now considered offensive →↑working class, middle class ↑middle class, upper class ↑upper class >lower class adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
lower-class — adj. same as {low class}. Contrasted with {middle class} and {upper class}. Syn: low class. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower class — noun people who have the lowest social status ─ compare MIDDLE CLASS, UPPER CLASS, WORKING CLASS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ˌlower ˈclass — noun the lower class or the lower classes people who have the lowest social status • See: middle class, upper class, working class … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lower-class — adjective a) Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working class. The lower class people have little chance of advancement. b) Unrefined. His lower class tastes tended to run to three stooges movies and cheap drink … Wiktionary
lower class — also lower classes noun (C) old fashioned the social class that has less money, power, or education than anyone else see also: working class lower class adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lower-class — adjective Date: 1890 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class 2. being an inferior or low ranking specimen of its kind < a lower class theater > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lower-class — /loh euhr klas , klahs /, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower class values. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
