Underclass definition

ŭndər-klăs
The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged.
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The socioeconomic class with incomes below subsistence level, including esp. the underprivileged.
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The poorest class of people in a given society.
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Noun

Singular:
underclass
Plural:
underclasses

Underclass Sentence Examples

  • The early 19th century bourgeois fear of the ' dangerous classes ' now returned as the fear of the growing ' underclass ' .

  • The term ' vehicle underclass ' is used by many organizations to refer to those vehicles that do not comply with motoring laws.

  • This is largely dependent on MVRIB being effective in halving the 1.5million vehicles in the so-called ' underclass ' .

  • Do we want to create an underclass that cannot afford the cost of a card?

  • This in turn creates a growing underclass excluded from citizenship.

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