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poverty line

–noun
a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
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poverty level  
n.  A minimum income level below which a person is officially considered to lack adequate subsistence and to be living in poverty. Also called poverty line.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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