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submerged tenth

submerged tenth noun: the poorest ten percent of the population.

Noun

submerged tenth (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The poorest ten percent of the population.

Origin of submerged tenth

Coined by British Methodist preacher William Booth in 1890 in In Darkest England and the Way Out.

Questions about submerged tenth

What does submerged tenth mean?
Submerged tenth means the poorest ten percent of the population.
What part of speech is submerged tenth?
Submerged tenth is a noun.

Words near submerged tenth in the dictionary

  1. submenus
  2. submerchantable
  3. submerge
  4. submergeable
  5. submerged
  6. submerged tenth
  7. submergedness
  8. submergement
  9. submergements
  10. submergence
  11. submergences

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