Etymology

Origin of disadvantaged

First recorded in 1930–35; disadvantage + -ed ²

Related Words

• deprived
• impaired
• impoverished
• poor
• underprivileged

from — Definition of disadvantaged. (n.d.). 

Example Sentences: disadvantaged

“The structure of the German system suggests diagnostic providers will be disadvantaged,” UBS says.
From The Wall Street Journal

About half of them come from disadvantaged backgrounds, including some who are carers and some with refugee status.
From BBC

“I don’t feel disadvantaged,” said the retired baker, adding that three of her four children were Estonian citizens.
From Barron’s

George and Lauren have both been impacted by rising delays to Access to Work, a government scheme providing resources like equipment and support staff to ensure disabled workers are not disadvantaged at work.
From BBC

A study of reading outcomes in New York state public schools that serve high concentrations of economically disadvantaged children found a disproportionate number of charter schools winning the highest marks.
From The Wall Street Journal

from — Definition of disadvantaged. (n.d.). 

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disadvantaged

The “disadvantaged” is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who:

• Face special problems such as physical or mental disability^[1][2]
• Lack money or economic support^[3]

In common usage “the disadvantaged” is a generic term for those “from lower-income backgrounds” or “the Disadvantaged Poor”.^[3] The “economically disadvantaged” is a term used by government institutions in for example allocating free school meals to “a student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of US federal poverty guidelines)”^[4][5] or business grants.^[6]

The “disadvantaged” is often applied in a third world context ^{[citation needed]} and typically relate to women with reduced “upward mobility“^[3] suffering social exclusion and having limited access to natural resources and economic opportunities.^[3] They are often landless or marginal farmers operating on the most unproductive land.^[3]

According to Paul Krugman in an October 2002 article titled “about the distribution of wealth“,^{[7][clarification needed]} there is even more of a divide between the classes today than in the 1920s, meaning that the disadvantaged are becoming more economically disadvantaged.

Many governments use Disadvantaged area as a designation for various “problem” areas. In the UK “disadvantaged area” is a term used for an area where there is a need “to stimulate the physical, economic and social regeneration” by attracting development and encouraging the purchase of properties,^[8] in special provisions for Stamp Tax relief^[9] and for areas where health is an issue.^[10] In the United States the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act allowed qualifying hospitals to employ temporary foreign workers as registered nurses.^[11]

• Disadvantaged child
• Disadvantaged pupil
• Political correctness
• Poverty
• Destitute
• Disabled
• Social exclusion
• Social vulnerability

from — Wikipedia contributors. (2024, July 19). Disadvantaged. Wikipedia.