lower classes

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of lower class.
  lower class

  noun

  a class of people below the middle class, having the lowest social rank or standing due to low income, lack of skills or education, and the like.

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lower classes

Chatter around the growing spending gap between the upper, middle and lower classes says we’re in an E-shaped economy — see where you fit in.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Xocolatl “was mostly an upper-class extravagance, although the lower classes enjoyed it occasionally at weddings or other celebrations,” according to History.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

“The upper and lower classes don’t mix anymore, per your article, because the lower classes can’t afford to.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

The skyrocketing prices have been particularly hard on India's middle and lower classes, who make up the bulk of the population.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2023

Band organization is often described as “egalitarian”: there is no formalized social stratification into upper and lower classes, no formalized or hereditary leadership, and no formalized monopolies of information and decision making.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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