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Poverty Alleviate Noun ˈpɒvəti ˈpɑːvərti Conditions Extreme/Abject Elderly

Word3 poverty
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈpɒvəti/ /ˈpɑːvərti/
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  • conditions of extreme/abject poverty
  • to alleviate poverty
  • many elderly people live in poverty.
  • for him music was the way out of poverty.
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poverty

(noun)/ˈpɒvəti/ /ˈpɑːvərti/
  1. the state of being poor
    • SEE ALSO fuel poverty
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fuel-poverty
    • conditions of extreme/abject poverty
    • to alleviate poverty
    • Many elderly people live in poverty.
    • For him music was the way out of poverty.
    • He was born into poverty and political chaos.
    • More than 1.5 million Americans fell into poverty last year.
    • The government is aiming to reduce child poverty (= the number of children living below the poverty line).
    • to tackle/combat/fight poverty
    • to escape/flee poverty

    Extra Examples

    • Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.
    • a plan to eradicate urban poverty
    • Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty.
  2. a lack of something; poor quality
    • There is a poverty of colour in her work.
    • His work displays a poverty of imagination.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.
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