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Meaning of of modest means | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Having little money, or limited financial resources.

Examples

“In the succeeding years I paid many more visits to Scotland; this was made easy even for those of modest means, by that wonderful institution, the "Inverness Tourist." For £3 one could get⟳ a ticket from London to Inverness and back with a wide choice of routes, […].”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

of note of old of one mind of one's choice of one's choosing of one's own

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