词汇 | low-income |
释义 | low-income adjective[ before noun ] (alsolow income)uk /ˌləʊˈɪŋ.kʌm/ us /ˌloʊˈɪŋ.kʌm/ earning less money than most people: Many of her students come from low-income families. In the US, food stamps help low-income households buy food. Low income parents cannot usually afford childcare. for or relating to people who earn less money than most people: Families that live in low-income housing often cannot afford to pay for renovations. The US system grants several low income tax credits. Compare high-income middle-income There are grants available to help low-income students pay living costs. Local affordable-housing developers are well aware of the pressures faced by low-income renters. The poor availability of fresh produce in low-income neighbourhoods is the result of several factors. About 80% of residents in the area qualify for low-income subsidies. low-income | Business Englishlow-income adjective[ before noun ] ukus(alsolower-income) not having or earning much money: Many struggle to make ends meet, particularly those from low-income families. low-income areas/communities/countries The fund helps low-income countries to increase their renewable energy use. Compare high-income Examples of low-incomelow-income In these ways, we included the views of low-income people in diverse situations on a broad range of issues related to health-related services and supports. Children from low-income families reported significantly higher levels of internalizing problems and perceptions of external control than children whose families were more economically advantaged. It provides means-tested rent assistance for low-income tenants in private and social rented housing. High income-earners criticised the level of unemployment benefits and social assistance substantively less than low-income earners. It would be interesting to examine these same factors in a low-income sample where exuberant toddlers may be presented with greater challenges. However, in our attempt to make it easier for the inexperienced low-income interviewers, the interview guide was more structured than is usual for qualitative interviewing. Virtually all the low-income observations come from developing countries, while all the high-income observations come from developed countries. Another lesson, however, is that the currently available household energy technologies tend to be too costly for many low-income households. Traditional welfare reform pathways will not guarantee the economic rights of former recipients and low-income workers. The five per cent contribution is a large commitment for low-income employees, but others pay not only the standard contributions but also additional voluntary payments. Parallel analyses were conducted with the low-income, inner-city students; details of the analytic strategy used are outlined in the section that follows. This study examined parental report as a source of information about toddlers' productive vocabulary in 105 low-income families living in either urban or rural communities. The evidence is less compelling for the other target group, low-income households. Although normally non-decisions do not attract a lot of popular attention, not compensating low-income households for dramatic rent increases would probably have done just that. This reflects the fact that employment, output and exports in many low-income countries are still dominated by agriculture. See all examples of low-income These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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