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PRONUNCIATION OF BREADLINE

breadline  [ˈbrɛdˌlaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREADLINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Breadline is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREADLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of breadline in the English dictionary

The definition of breadline in the dictionary is a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREADLINE


airline
ˈɛəˌlaɪn
bloodline
ˈblʌdˌlaɪn
broadline
ˈbrɔːdˌlaɪn
Caroline
ˈkærəˌlaɪn
Childline
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪn
dateline
ˈdeɪtˌlaɪn
deadline
ˈdɛdˌlaɪn
guideline
ˈɡaɪdˌlaɪn
headline
ˈhɛdˌlaɪn
hotline
ˈhɒtˌlaɪn
midline
ˈmɪdˌlaɪn
offline
ˈɒfˌlaɪn
online
ˈɒnˌlaɪn
outline
ˈaʊtˌlaɪn
redline
ˈrɛdˌlaɪn
sideline
ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn
skyline
ˈskaɪˌlaɪn
strandline
ˈstrændˌlaɪn
tideline
ˈtaɪdˌlaɪn
timeline
ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREADLINE

breadbin
breadboard
breadbox
breadcrumb
breaded
breadfruit
breadhead
breadknife
breadknives
breadless
breadnut
breadroom
breadroot
breadstick
breadsticks
breadstuff
breadth
breadthways
breadthwise
breadwinner

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREADLINE

A-line
adrenaline
aline
banner headline
baseline
bottom line
decline
discipline
gasoline
hardline
hold the line
in-line
landline
line
on line
on the breadline
Pauline
postdeadline
tag line
underline

Synonyms and antonyms of breadline in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breadline» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREADLINE

Find out the translation of breadline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breadline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breadline» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

breadline
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

breadline
570 millions of speakers

English

breadline
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

breadline
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

breadline
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Breadline
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

breadline
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

breadline
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seuil de pauvreté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garis pinggang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Existenzminimum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブレッドライン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

breadline
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Garis pinggir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

breadline
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவுக்கு வரிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेडलाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

breadline
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

breadline
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Breadline
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Breadline
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

breadline
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

όριο της φτώχειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broodlyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

existensminimum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Breadline
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breadline

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREADLINE»

The term «breadline» is regularly used and occupies the 78.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREADLINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «breadline» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «breadline» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breadline

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREADLINE»

Discover the use of breadline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breadline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Breadline Europe: The Measurement of Poverty
Knowledge of the major scientific advances in research needs to be spread among other countries within as well as outside Europe.Breadline Europe has been written by a number of leading European poverty researchers and has three main themes ...
David Gordon, Peter Townsend, 2000
2
Breadline USA: The Hidden Scandal of American Hunger
Breadline USA tells the stories of Americans in all types of communities who struggle to put any type of food on the table come the end of the month when money runs out and the social safety net isn't there to catch them.
Sasha Abramsky, 2011
3
Britain on the breadline: a social and political history of ...
Keith Laybourn takes issue with those who have painted an over optimistic picture of Britain between the wars, emphasizing that unemployment was the dominant issue in 1918-1939, when unemployment was rarely less than a million.
Keith Laybourn, 1998
4
Below the Breadline: Living on the Minimum Wage
What are the jobs - and the workmates and bosses like? This book, in entertaining prose, sympathetic portraits and a telling eye for detail reveals all - including the extraordinary differences across the length of Britain.
Fran Abrams, 2002
5
Breadline:
Man has just walked on the moon when the adventurer of dreams begins to spread the word of the world.
Alain Dizerens
6
Modern Britain Since 1906: A Reader
Chapter 4 Britain on the Breadline: Slump, Poverty and the Politics of Realignment During the Inter-war Years 1918-39 Introduction Unemployment was the dominating issue of British society during the inter- war years, creating social ...
Keith Laybourn, 1999
7
California on the Breadlines: Dorothea Lange, Paul Taylor, ...
The most famous of these, “White Angel Breadline,” she took in 1933, when, in her own words, “the discrepancy between what I was working on in the printing frames [in the studio] and what was going on in the street was more than I could ...
Jan Goggans, 2010
8
The War in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ethnic Conflict and ...
The breadline massacre occurred as Western leaders were convening in Lisbon to consider their next steps in Bosnia. Both sanctions against Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and direct military intervention to stop the fighting in Bosnia ...
Steven L. Burg, Paul S. Shoup, 1999
9
Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898
The “breadline” at Fleischmanrfs Model Vienna Bakery, Broadway at 9th Street, from E. Idell Zeisloft, The New Metropolis" (1899). (© Collection of The New-York Historical Society) were bagged in bundles and sold, below cost, at five cents ...
Edwin G. Burrows, Mike Wallace, 1998
10
Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge
age of the breadline and the use of a first-in-time principle to claim entitlement. The breadline image evokes a picture of hierarchy. At issue is whether Korean Americans or African Americans must stand further back in line or lower in the ...
Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREADLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breadline is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TV Tonight: The best things to watch on Tuesday, July 7
This new series follows some of the 5,000 residents in the north Essex community, showing the reality of life on the breadline. The first edition ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
2
"Notorious" Brooklands estate to feature on Channel 5 TV show …
The programme, produced by Spun Gold TV, will be “looking at charters contending with life on the breadline and the daily struggles they face”. «Maldon and Burnham Standard, Jul 15»
3
Premiere: The Meow Meows - 'Friends On Benefits'
New cut 'Friends On Benefits' takes a swipe at the austerity era, focussing on those scraping by somewhere near the breadline. Shot by Chris Hugall (The Skints ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Osborne must call a halt to tax credit cuts
... Scotland has estimated that nearly half of Scotland's families stand to lose out on vital income helping to keep them above the breadline. «SNP, Jul 15»
5
SNP attack Tory budget as 'sermon from an austerity cult'
“Unfortunately, the reality is increasing numbers of working parents are struggling to stay above the breadline, and any proposed cuts to the ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
6
How to thank teachers in tough schools? Government answer …
... would have it, this is about having a deep understanding of the lives of the many families on the breadline with whom tough schools work. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Euro holidays that lack home comforts
That is what has ultimately plunged them on to the breadline and it is to the eternal discredit of the cabal of rotten Greek politicians and their ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Council leads way in fight against poverty
... said: “The Poverty Commission told us that the cost of the school day has a major impact on families who live below the breadline and I want ... «TheGazette.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Barnardos warns Tory cuts to 'lifeline' tax credits will hit children in …
"Unfortunately, the reality is increasing numbers of working parents are struggling to stay above the breadline, and any proposed cuts to the ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
10
You Can't Eat GCSEs, Iain Duncan Smith, and They Won't Keep You …
This will condemn increasing numbers of children to live below the breadline which is a national disgrace." The other measures of poverty ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»

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