What does this sentence mean? "We were poor. All the dollars were allocated and extra tuition in English and mathematics was budgeted for regardless of what missed out, which was usually new clothes;

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What does this sentence mean? "We were poor. All the dollars were allocated and extra tuition in English and mathematics was budgeted for regardless of what missed out, which was usually new clothes; they were always secondhand. " What does " regardless of what missed out" mean?

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Missed out = not have / unable to have. In the context of this sentence, they MISSED OUT on having new clothes. <-- They were unable to get new clothes because they didn't have enough money. So you miss out on something because of something. Ex/ I missed out on my Prom because I didn't have a date. Ex/ I missed out on the party because I had to work.

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