have-nots — plural n. usu. the have nots informal economically disadvantaged people lack of access to information will perpetuate the division between the haves and have nots * * * /ˈhævˌnɑːts/ noun the have nots : people who have little money and few… … Useful english dictionary
have-nots — PHRASE If you refer to two groups of people as haves and have nots, you mean that the first group are very wealthy and the second group are very poor. You can also refer generally to poor people as have nots. The stark contrast between the haves… … English dictionary
have — [hav; ] also, as before [ “] to [ haf] vt. had [had; ] unstressed [, həd, əd] having [ME haven (earlier habben) < OE habban, akin to OHG haben, ON hafa, Goth haban < IE base * kap , to grasp > Gr kaptein, to gulp down, L capere, to take … English World dictionary
have-not — noun a person with few or no possessions • Syn: ↑poor person • Hypernyms: ↑unfortunate, ↑unfortunate person • Hyponyms: ↑white trash, ↑poor white trash, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
haves — [[t]hæ̱vz[/t]] haves and have nots → see have nots … English dictionary
the have-nots — people who have little money and few possessions : poor people usually used in the phrase the haves and the have nots the gap between the haves and the have nots [=between rich people and poor people] • • • Main Entry: ↑have nots … Useful english dictionary
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haves — [hævz] n the haves the rich people in a country or society ▪ the widening gap between the haves and the have nots →↑have nots … Dictionary of contemporary English
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