低所得(ていしょとく)

ていしょとく
noun, adjective (no)
low income
formalmoneyeconomicssociety
1. low income; low-income
Having an income below the general level. Used mostly before a noun (低所得(ていしょとく)世帯(せたい), 低所得者(ていしょとくしゃ)) in news, welfare, and tax contexts.
低所得(ていしょとく)の家庭(かてい)を支援(しえん)する。
To support low-income families.
Benefit payments were distributed to low-income households.
Rising prices are making life especially hard for people on low incomes.

低(てい) (low) + 所得(しょとく) (income). The opposite is 高所得(こうしょとく) (high income).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 貧困(ひんこん): poverty — stronger, a state of real hardship
  • 低賃金(ていちんぎん): low wages — what an employer pays, not total income

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