What is the meaning of have not?

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[ hav-not, -not ]

/ ˈhævˌnɒt, -ˈnɒt /

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noun

Usually have-nots.an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).

Words related to have-not

bankrupt, beggar, bum, dependent, down-and-out, insolvent, lazarus, mendicant, supplicant, destitute, indigent, in the gutter

How to use have-not in a sentence

• “Gently rolling hills” roll not-so-gently under my tires, but the English countryside scenery is soporific.

• It was promoted on what might be called not-quite-mainstream or, indeed, axe-to-grind media.

• In the not-too-distant future, the AMRAAM might also be out-ranged by new weapons that are being developed around the world.

• An autopsy found highly toxic cyanide levels in the blood of the not-so-dearly departed.

• And with each false alarm, the not-so-subtle panic continues, as Europe waits and wonders what happens next.

• Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!

• Consequently, while the direction of the what-not-how-now line is definitely fixed, their actual positions remain unestablished.

• I appeal to yourself, Madam, whether these sublime notions have-any thing consoling in them?

• Ha-ha-have my head sha-a-ved, dress myself up li-like a Turk?

• We should in this case expect not-white rather than white, and so much rather, that we would lay two to one upon it.

noun

(usually plural)a person or group of people in possession of relatively little material wealth