low-income
[loh-in-kuhm]
- of or relating to those with a relatively small income.
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Examples from the Web for low-income
Contemporary Examples
The former provides entrepreneurial training and educational programs for youths from low-income urban areas around the world.
By reaching out to a local high school or non-profit to become a mentor for a high achieving, low-income student.
Forget the Kids Who Can’t Get In; What About Those Who Don’t Even Apply?Jonah Edelman
December 9, 2014
These low-income students take on debt and are also the least likely to finish.
Seventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income.
This structure is particularly destructive for children in low-income families.
Historical Examples
Enrollment is 1,500 students; 95 percent are from low-income families.
What Works: Schools Without DrugsUnited States Department of Education
The credit would be extended to all taxpayers, but it would be particularly helpful to those in the low-income group.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
The low-income group particularly is being pressed very hard.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
Greater attention must be directed to the needs of low-income farm families.
The problems of low-income farm families received systematic attention for the first time in the Rural Development Program.