middle class, the

middle class, the
,middle `class, the noun *
the social class that consists mostly of educated people who have professional jobs:
the upper/lower middle class: She considers herself to be a member of the upper middle class.
the growth of the middle classes in the 19th century
─ compare LOWER CLASS, UPPER CLASS, WORKING CLASS

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Middle class squeeze — The middle class squeeze is the situation where increases in wages fail to keep up with inflation for middle income earners, while at the same time, the phenomenon fails to have a similar impact on the top wage earners. Persons belonging to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Middle Class Working Families Task Force — The Middle Class Working Families Task Force (MCWFTF) is a United States Federal Government initiative, established in 2009 via presidential memorandum. It was one of the earliest innovations of the Obama Biden administration. Jared Bernstein was …   Wikipedia

  • middle class — middle class, middle classes In many ways this is the least satisfactory term which attempts in one phrase to define a class sharing common work and market situations. The middle stratum of industrial societies has expanded so much in the last… …   Dictionary of sociology

  • middle class — ♦♦♦ middle classes 1) N COUNT COLL: usu the N The middle class or middle classes are the people in a society who are not working class or upper class. Business people, managers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers are usually regarded as middle class …   English dictionary

  • middle-class — the middle class UK US noun [S] (also the middle classes) ► ECONOMICS the social group that consists of well educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who are neither very rich nor very poor: lower/upper middle class »The upper… …   Financial and business terms

  • the middle class — UK US noun [S] (also the middle classes) ► ECONOMICS the social group that consists of well educated people, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers, who are neither very rich nor very poor: lower/upper middle class »The upper middle class tends… …   Financial and business terms

  • Middle class — Sociology …   Wikipedia

  • Middle Class Rut — Origin Sacramento, California, United States Genres Alternative rock Indie rock Years active 2006–present Labels Bright Antenna Kids (UK) …   Wikipedia

  • Middle Class Millionaire — The Middle Class Millionaire: The Rise of the New Rich and How They Are Changing America   …   Wikipedia

  • Middle Class Revolt — Studio album by The Fall Released 3 May 1994 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”