the lower middle class
noun/ðə ˌləʊə mɪdl ˈklɑːs/
/ðə ˌləʊər mɪdl ˈklæs/
[singular + singular or plural verb] (also the lower middle classes [plural])
- the class of people in society, especially in the past, between the working class and the middle class, such as office workers or shopkeepers, but not professional people
- The lower middle class was/were feeling the pressure of rising prices.
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the lower middle class