the lowest rank
poorest
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for poorest.
Editorial note
And $200/mo means it's not for the poorest of the homeless.
Quick take
the lowest rank
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of poorest gathered in one view.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for poorest.
adjective
the lowest rank
Example sentences
And $200/mo means it's not for the poorest of the homeless.
Our only data point is that Walmart started in Arkansas, one of the poorest states in the US.
PC laptops are so damn cheap that cost isn't an issue for all but the poorest.
It's just a more sophisticated way of collecting taxes, and it will harm the poorest greeks and middle class first.
They're comparing a city with one of the highest costs of living in the country to the second poorest Western state?
The richest consumers do not buy the same things as the poorest in many markets.
However, social mobility of the poorest percentiles is significantly higher in Californian cities [2].
It is primarily a transfer of wealth from the wealthiest to the poorest.
I wonder what's next for a town with a population of 600k in one of the poorest EU countries.
I would offer that the poorest people in the world all want to go to the U.
You underestimate the absurdness of some users who will give a poor review for the poorest reasons, sometimes as a result of their own misunderstanding.
More worrying, the top 1% of Mexico’s distribution has an average annual income 47 times that of the poorest 10% (del Castillo Negrete Rovira 2012).
Quote examples
As Andy Warhol said: "What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest.
>"What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest.
But perhaps the most striking datum was what Vaillant wryly called a "value-free definition of health": Those who had the poorest ratings were six times as likely, at age 47, to be dead." I think the premise that this is a problem for the rich is a bit off though.
"America is not for nothing the land of opportunity, and it is not for nothing that emigrants are flocking to the USA, Europe and Australia." Denmark has twice the social mobility of "the land of opportunity" as defined by the probability of someone born in the poorest 25% of society making his/her way up to the richest 25% of society within their lifetime.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use poorest in a sentence?
And $200/mo means it's not for the poorest of the homeless.
What does poorest mean?
the lowest rank
What part of speech is poorest?
poorest is commonly used as adjective.