Meanings
nounworking poor pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyeconomicsWorking people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 在職貧窮 /在职贫穷, 窮忙族 /穷忙族
- 在職貧窮 /在职贫穷 (zàizhí pínqióng)working people
- 窮忙族 /穷忙族 (qióngmángzú)working people
Finnish työtätekevät köyhät
- työtätekevät köyhätworking people
German arm trotz Arbeit, arm trotz Erwerbstätigkeit
- arm trotz Arbeitworking people
- arm trotz Erwerbstätigkeitworking people
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APA
working poor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20poor
MLA
“working poor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20poor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working poor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20poor.
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