underclass vs socio-economic class

underclass and socio-economic class both are nouns.

underclass is an adjective but socio-economic class is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
underclass	Yes	Yes	No	No
socio-economic class	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, socio-economic class is a hypernym of underclass; that is, socio-economic class is a word with a broader meaning than underclass:

underclass: the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
socio-economic class: people having the same social, economic, or educational status

Other hypernyms of underclass include class, social class, stratum.

underclass (noun)	socio-economic class (noun)
the social class lowest in the social hierarchy	people having the same social, economic, or educational status

underclass (adjective)	socio-economic class (adjective)
belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum

underclass vs socio-economic class

underclass and socio-economic class both are nouns.

underclass is an adjective but socio-economic class is not an adjective.

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