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 low-income group particularly is being pressed very hard.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman
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
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.