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moderate-income

American  

adjective

  1. of or relating to those with a close-to-average income within the overall population.


Example Sentences

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“But moderate-income consumers are pulling back and middle–income consumers are being very selective.”

From MarketWatch

“It’s exciting to see more low- and moderate-income households participating in the stock market,” said Timothy Flacke, chief executive of Commonwealth, which builds tools to help low-income workers save.

From The Wall Street Journal

The financial repercussions can be big: 44% of underinsured people in the Commonwealth Fund survey, particularly low- and moderate-income respondents, had medical debt, with the most common cause of debt being new and ongoing health conditions, rather than costly emergencies.

From MarketWatch

“This is how almost 24 million moderate-income working people will experience the loss of the enhanced tax credits — in the context of family budgets already straining to pay for food, utilities and housing,” Altman wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

It takes more public money from the poor and working class and other low—and moderate-income Americans and gives it to the rich by cutting the social safety net.

From Salon