breadline

ˈbrɛdlaɪn

Definition

Definition of breadline - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

queue

Rare

line of people waiting for free food

Rare

During the recession, many families found themselves in the breadline.

poverty threshold

Rare

level of income below which one is considered in poverty

Rare

Families below the breadline struggle to afford basic necessities.

poverty line

subsistence level

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on the breadline

adj.

extremely poor or impoverished

Many families are living on the breadline due to the economic crisis.

in the breadline

adv.

relying on public assistance for food

Many families are in the breadline due to the economic crisis.

Origin of breadline

English, bread (food) + line (queue)

Examples of breadline in a sentence

Volunteers handed out soup to those in the breadline.
Many single parents live below the breadline.
The charity supports those living on the breadline.

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French:file d'attente pour la soupe populaire, seuil de pauvreté, ...
German:Essensausgabe, Armutsgrenze, ...
Italian:fila per il pane, soglia di povertà, ...
Spanish:fila para comida, línea de pobreza, ...
Portuguese:fila para pão, linha de pobreza, ...
Chinese:施粥队, 贫困线, ...
Japanese:炊き出しの列, 貧困線, ...
Arabic:طابور الخبز, خط الفقر, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹר לְחִלּוּקַת מָזוֹן, קוֹ עוֹנִי, ...
Russian:очередь за хлебом, уровень бедности, ...
Ukrainian:черга за їжею, межа бідності, ...
Hindi:ब्रेडलाइन, गरीबी रेखा, ...
Bengali:ব্রেডলাইন, দারিদ্র্যসীমা, ...
Catalan:cua del pa, línia de pobresa, ...
Czech:fronta na polévku, hranice chudoby, ...
Danish:suppekø, fattigdomsgrænse, ...
Dutch:voedselrij, armoedegrens, ...
Greek:ουρά για συσσίτιο, όριο φτώχειας, ...
Hungarian:ételosztási sor, szegénységi küszöb, ...
Khmer:ជួរអ្នករង់ចាំអាហារឥតគិតថ្លៃ, បន្ទាត់ភាពក្រីក្រ, ...
Korean:빵 줄, 빈곤선, ...
Persian:صف نان, خط فقر, ...
Polish:kolejka po chleb, granica ubóstwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):fila do pão, linha de pobreza, ...
Romanian:coadă pentru mâncare, pragul sărăciei, ...
Swedish:soppkö, fattigdomsgräns, ...
Thai:แถวรับอาหารฟรี, เส้นความยากจน, ...
Turkish:aşevi kuyruğu, yoksulluk sınırı, ...
Vietnamese:hàng người nhận thức ăn miễn phí, mức nghèo, ...

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