deserving poor

/dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ pɔːr/

Definition

Definition of deserving poor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

charity recipients

Dated

people seen as worthy of help because they cannot support themselves

Dated

The church collected donations for the deserving poor.
The shelter provided food for the deserving poor.
A fund was set up to assist the deserving poor.

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Expressions with poor

poor boy

boy lacking wealth or resources

The poor boy had no shoes to wear.

poor form

inappropriate behavior or actions in a social context

Interrupting someone while they speak is poor form.

cash poor

adj.

having little money available despite owning valuable assets

Despite owning multiple properties, he was cash poor and struggled to pay bills.

poor bleeder

person who is unlucky or in a bad situation

That poor bleeder lost his job again.

in poor shape

adj.

not in good condition or health

The car is in poor shape after the accident.

in poor taste

adj.

offensive or inappropriate

His joke about the accident was in poor taste.

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Maundy money

charity

coins distributed to the deserving poor on Maundy Thursday

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French:pauvres méritants, ...
German:würdige Arme, ...
Italian:poveri meritevoli, ...
Spanish:pobres dignos, ...
Portuguese:pobres necessitados, ...
Chinese:应得救助的穷人, ...
Japanese:救うべき貧困層, ...
Arabic:الفُقَراء المُسْتَحِقُّون, ...
Hebrew:עֲנִיִּים רְאוּיִּים, ...
Russian:достойные бедняки, ...
Ukrainian:гідні бідні, ...
Hindi:सहायता के योग्य गरीब, ...
Bengali:অর্থহীন দরিদ্র, ...
Catalan:pobres mereixedors, ...
Czech:potřební, ...
Danish:værdigt trængende, ...
Dutch:hulpbehoevenden, ...
Greek:άξιοι φτωχοί, ...
Hungarian:rászorulók, ...
Khmer:ជនក្រីក្រដែលគេចាត់ទុកថាសមនឹងទទួលជំនួយ, ...
Korean:빈곤층, ...
Persian:فقیر مستحق, ...
Polish:potrzebujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):pobres necessitados, ...
Romanian:săracii vrednici, ...
Swedish:de behövande, ...
Thai:ผู้ยากไร้ที่สมควรได้รับความช่วยเหลือ, ...
Turkish:yardıma muhtaç yoksullar, ...
Vietnamese:người nghèo xứng đáng, ...

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Definition of deserving poor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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