poverty+(noun)

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• poverty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abject, absolute, extreme, grinding, severe ▪ widespread ▪ global, world ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• poverty — ► NOUN 1) the state of being extremely poor. 2) the state of being insufficient in amount. ORIGIN Old French poverte, from Latin pauper poor …   English terms dictionary

• poverty trap — noun a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• poverty line — noun a level of personal income defining the state of poverty • Syn: ↑poverty level • Hypernyms: ↑personal income * * * noun the poverty line : the level of income that makes it possible for a person to pay for basic food, clothing, and …   Useful english dictionary

• poverty — pov‧er‧ty [ˈpɒvəti ǁ ˈpɑːvərti] noun [uncountable] 1. the situation or experience of being poor: • 86% of the population lives in poverty. • a major anti poverty initiative 2. the poverty line the income below which people are officially… …   Financial and business terms

• poverty — noun 1 (U) the situation or experience of being poor: dire/abject/grinding poverty (=very bad poverty): Thousands of children live in dire poverty. 2 the poverty line/level the income below which a person or a family is officially considered to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• poverty — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English poverte, from Anglo French poverté, from Latin paupertat , paupertas, from pauper poor more at poor Date: 12th century 1. a. the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• poverty line — poverty ,line noun count poverty level the amount of money considered necessary to live. Someone who is below the poverty line does not have enough money: Her earnings push her family just above the poverty line …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• poverty — noun /ˈpɒvəti,ˈpɑːvɚti/ a) The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need. b) Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty… …   Wiktionary

• poverty — noun 1) abject poverty Syn: penury, destitution, pauperism, pauperdom, beggary, indigence, pennilessness, impoverishment, neediness, need, hardship, impecuniousness Ant: wealth 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• poverty — noun 1) abject poverty Syn: pennilessness, destitution, penury, impoverishment, neediness, hardship, impecuniousness 2) the poverty of choice Syn: scarcity, deficiency, dearth, shor …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary