gap between rich and poor
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3.4
- noun
:
brecha entre ricos y pobres
- A set of figures shows that the gap between rich and poor is widening.
- widen the gap between rich and poor
- grow the gap between rich and poor
- increase the gap between rich and poor
What causes communism or this here is what the gap between rich and poor gets too wide.
- What causes communism or this here is what the gap between rich and poor gets too wide.
- The spooky thing about the world economy is the gap between rich and poor getting wider because people are working for this and not this and this here.
Examples
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In the meantime, the gap between rich and poor is widening.
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Recent events continue to expose the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, but consumer culture demands that this be ignored.
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Yes, I think that has a lot to do with the increased gap between rich and poor.
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European societies maintain a much smaller gap between rich and poor than the United States does.
Academic text (1998) -
Despite such improvements, it is imperative for us to keep in mind that the gap between rich and poor is still increasing.
Academic text (2001) -
In 2009, he cites John Paul II to urge the reduction of the global gap between rich and poor as a condition of world peace.
Academic text (2010) -
In 2002, large majorities said that the gap between rich and poor in their country had gotten wider over the previous 5 years.
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The gap between rich and poor has widened considerably during the 1980s.
Academic text (1992) -
China's runaway growth in recent decades has led to a yawning gap between rich and poor and worsening pollution.
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Many people are concerned about the increasing gap between rich and poor in our society.
Synonyms
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4.1
A difference in how money and goods are shared between people or groups
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8.6
An unfair spread of resources and chances between people or groups
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
gap + between + rich + and + poor
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gap' (a disparity) qualified by 'between rich and poor' identifies the two groups, so a learner who knows the constituent words can infer it refers to economic/social disparity. This structure and vocabulary are frequent and cross-linguistically common, making the phrase immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Gap between rich and poor paints a simple picture: a wide gap with the rich on one side and the poor on the other, too far apart to cross. That's why it means 'a big difference in money and opportunities'.