Looking for the meaning of the word POVERTY in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of POVERTY with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Poverty
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɒvəti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the state of being extremely poor
Short Definition:state of being extremely poor
Examples:- thousands of families are living in abject poverty
Definition:
the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount
Short Definition:state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount
Examples:- the poverty of her imagination
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