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See also: middle-class


middle-class

1 of 2

adjective

mid·​dle-class ˌmi-dᵊl-ˈklas How to pronounce middle-class (audio)
: of or relating to the middle class
especially : characterized by a high material standard of living, sexual morality, and respect for property
middle-classness noun

middle class

2 of 2

noun

: a class occupying a position between the upper class and the lower class
especially : a fluid heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers sharing common social characteristics and values

Example Sentences

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Noun
My dad’s college athletic scholarship, college education and athletic connections propelled his family into the middle class. Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 25 June 2022 More support means the ability to raise wages for workers and provide stronger, more comprehensive benefits – which, in turn, helps build a pathway for American families to get into the middle class. Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Beijing’s main concern is social unrest if lockdowns pull prosperity out of the grasp of millions of Chinese waiting to move into the middle class. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 May 2022 Most importantly, these are jobs that have potential for advancement into the middle class. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022 The 44-year-old Republican is particularly peeved by the notion that American is systemically racist and feels capitalism is the only system known to move people from generational poverty into the middle class. David Rutz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2022 China’s economy has more than tripled in size, and a massive swath of the population has emerged from poverty into the middle class. Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 He was born into the Black middle class—his father was a political scientist who taught at Black colleges—and raised largely in Creole New Orleans, one of the most urban settings in the South and one where racial categories tended to be more fluid. Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022 The houses were sold for $50,000, with the aim of bringing people back to the neighborhood while paving a way into the middle class for people like Washington. Eileen Markey, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1836, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1745, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of middle-class was in 1745

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