poverty

Definition

  • noun: the state of being poor
  • noun: the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions
  • synonyms: scantiness, need, sparingness

Examples

  • Many families in the city are living below/at 'the poverty line'.

  • There is a 'poverty of' information about the disease.

  • He was born in/into 'poverty'.

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