low-income

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌloʊˈɪnkəm/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Having or relating to a low level of income, typically below a threshold considered necessary for a comfortable standard of living.; Designating or relating to an area, neighborhood, or community where residents predominantly earn low wages.; Producing or yielding a small amount of financial return or profit.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

low-income familieslow-income housinglow-income countrieslow-income householdslow-income earnerslow-income communities

Synonyms

poorimpoverishedunderprivilegeddisadvantagedmodest-income

Antonyms

high-incomewealthyaffluentwell-off

Commonly confused

low income
EN: 'low-income' (hyphenated) is a compound adjective used before a noun (e.g., 'low-income families'); 'low income' (no hyphen) is a noun phrase or predicate adjective (e.g., 'they have a low income').

Spelling tips

EN: Use a hyphen when 'low-income' functions as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'low-income bracket'), but omit the hyphen when 'low income' stands alone as a noun phrase (e.g., 'a family with low income').

💬 Examples

  1. The government introduced new housing subsidies for low-income families.

  2. The nonprofit organization focused on providing healthcare services in low-income neighborhoods.

  3. Farming in that region is generally a low-income occupation compared to urban jobs.