poverty
ˈpɒvərti
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Definition of poverty - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
lack of wealthstate of having little or no money and few possessions
  • Many families live in poverty despite working full-time jobs.
destitution impoverishment
2.
deficiencylack of something needed or desired
  • There is a poverty of information on the topic.
deficiency scarcity shortage
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Expressions with poverty

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assert financial hardship for sympathy
She would often plead poverty to gain sympathy from her friends.
groups within a population living in poverty
Efforts focus on helping pockets of poverty in urban areas.
being poor does not make someone bad
He believes that poverty is no sin.
exhausted and oppressed due to financial hardship
The family was ground down by poverty, struggling to survive.
actions or programs that reduce the level or impact of poverty
The organization focuses on poverty alleviation through education and small business loans.
situation where children grow up without enough money for basic needs
The report highlighted rising child poverty across urban and rural communities.

Origin of poverty

Latin, paupertas (poverty)

Terms with poverty included in their meaning

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poverty
lack of means or resources
urban area
area in a city with high crime and poverty
poverty
person who asks for money or food
poverty
lacking basic necessities like food and shelter
needyadj.
material poverty
lacking basic necessities like food or shelter
poverty
person with few or no possessions
poverty
severe poverty or poor living conditions
poverty
making a great effort to overcome poverty

Examples of poverty in a sentence

  • Efforts to reduce poverty have been ongoing for decades.
  • The report reveals a poverty of practical solutions.
  • His speech showed a poverty of imagination.

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  1. French:pauvreté, pénurie, ...
  2. German:Armut, Mangel, ...
  3. Italian:indigenza, carenza, ...
  4. Spanish:pobreza, escasez, ...
  5. Portuguese:pobreza, escassez, ...
  6. Chinese:贫困, 缺乏, ...
  7. Japanese:貧困, 欠乏, ...
  8. Arabic:فَقْر, نَقْص, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֹנִי, מַחְסוֹר, ...
  10. Russian:бедность, нехватка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:бідність, нестача, ...
  12. Hindi:गरीबी, कमी, ...

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