Lower and Poorer

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Lower adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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Poorer and lower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poorer" instead an adjective "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

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Lower and poorer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead an adjective "Poorer".

This was due to the "serfdom contracts", that led to brutal exploitation of the "lower" farmers and outcasts from poorer areas.

Source: Useful Notes / Norway
It ends with Angela working as a hairdresser in an obvious much cheaper, lower-end salon, but despite the poorer surroundings she's obviously a lot happier.

Source: Film / Married to the Mob
This is allegedly to even out the burden on infrastructure, but has become a class issue, with "nighttimers" generally poorer and seen as lower-class than "daytimers".

Source: Urban Segregation

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