: 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
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
Stop going to the middle-class and hard-working people of NYC to carry the burden.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The site used a common definition of middle class to mean households with an annual income that is two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
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Adjective
Read Next World Two mummies found buried together in ancient middle-class tomb.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 June 2024
Stop going to the middle-class and hard-working people of NYC to carry the burden.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
Noun
Biden’s argument focuses on being pro-consumer and pro-union — and with an eye toward the middle class, which has been squeezed by high inflation and steep housing costs.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The site used a common definition of middle class to mean households with an annual income that is two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
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“Middle-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle-class. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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