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nonaffluent

adjective
non·​af·​flu·​ent | \ ËŒnän-ˈa-(ËŒ)flü-É™nt also -a-ˈflü- or -É™-ˈflü- How to pronounce nonaffluent (audio) \

Definition of nonaffluent

: not affluent nonaffluent communities/families

Examples of nonaffluent in a Sentence

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 Yet her college admissions recommendations mostly overlook a substantial, nonaffluent African American middle class, sitting between the very poor and the rich. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Actually, we still need affirmative action for African Americans in college admissions. Here’s why.," 2 Aug. 2017 On Thursday, the Senate unveiled its plan to condemn tens of thousands of nonaffluent people to preventable deaths, for the sake of increasing income inequality. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "4 Senate Conservatives Are Worried Trumpcare Isn’t Mean Enough," 22 June 2017

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First Known Use of nonaffluent

1857, in the meaning defined above

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