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poverty
[pov-er-tee]
noun
the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms: , ,deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients, qualities, etc..
poverty of the soil.
Synonyms:scantiness; insufficiency.
Their efforts to stamp out disease were hampered by a poverty of medical supplies.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , , , ,
poverty
/ ˈɒəɪ /
noun
the condition of being without adequate food, money, etc
scarcity or dearth
a poverty of wit
a lack of elements conducive to fertility in land or soil
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of poverty1
Example Sentences
An increase in the urban population, especially in slum areas, might further increase poverty and social disparities, he says.
That concluded that mining activity reduced poverty slightly, but that there was significant "worsening of environmental well-being" including increased local water and air pollution.
When asked what he made of the protections Kendall had added to the bill, Duncan-Jordan said: "Poverty delayed is still poverty."
The way Song phrases their breakup is insightful: Hating his poverty makes Lucy hate herself.
There is a problem with making policy decisions based on the unfounded belief that poverty is about people with bad moral character making bad choices, or on debunked racial tropes of undeserving “welfare queens.”
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Poverty refers to the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. How does this noun compare to synonyms destitution and indigence? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.
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