breadline
noun/ˈbredlaɪn/
/ˈbredlaɪn/
- [singular] the lowest level of income on which it is possible to live
- Many people without jobs are living on the breadline (= are very poor).
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- [countable] (North American English) (in the past) a line of people waiting to receive free food
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