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poverty
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
poverty
(noun)
poverty–stricken
(adjective)
poverty line
(noun)
poverty trap
(noun)
poverty
/
ˈ
pɑːvɚti/
noun
poverty
/
ˈ
pɑːvɚti/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of POVERTY
1
[
noncount
]
:
the state of being poor
rural/urban
poverty
families living in
poverty
He came from
poverty
.
He was born in/into
poverty
.
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2
[
singular
]
formal
:
a lack
of
something
There is a
poverty of
information about the disease.
a
poverty of
imagination
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