have-not

noun

ˈhav-ˌnät

-ˈnät

Synonyms of have-not

: one that is poor especially in material wealth

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Often, football is described as a game of haves and have-nots. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Georgia’s governor’s race is a contest between the political haves and have-nots. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 8 May 2026 There’re also mounting calls for governments and companies around the world to address a growing divide between the haves and have-nots of a historic AI boom. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 Historically in Chicago, parent fundraising has been a story of have versus have-not schools, a dynamic threatening to drive deeper inequity in a segregated district. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for have-not

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1836, in the meaning defined above

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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have-not. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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have-not

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ˈhav-ˌnät,

-ˈnät

: one that is poor in material wealth

have-not

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