underclass

[ uhn-der-klas, -klahs ]

noun
  1. a social stratum consisting of impoverished persons with very low social status.

Origin of underclass

1
First recorded in 1915–20; under- + class

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underclass

/ (ˈʌndəˌklɑːs) /


noun
  1. a class beneath the usual social scale consisting of the most disadvantaged people, such as the unemployed in inner cities

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