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impoverishment

UK
/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ.mənt/
US
/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ.mənt/

Translations

impoverishmentnoun
impoverishments
pl
The impoverishment of the rural areas has led to increased migration to the cities.
Обнищание сельских районов привело к увеличению миграции в города.
The impoverishment of natural resources is a major concern for environmentalists.
Обеднение природных ресурсов является серьезной проблемой для экологов.
The government is working on policies to reduce impoverishment in the country.
Правительство работает над политикой по снижению нищеты в стране.
Additional translations
истощение
Synonyms
destitution
penury
insolvency
hardship
ruin
bankruptcy
poverty
deprivation
impoverishmentadjective
UK
/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃ.mənt/
US
/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃ.mənt/
Functions attributively before nouns (e.g., "impoverishment rate"), therefore treated as adjective.

Definitions

impoverishmentnoun
The state of being extremely poor or lacking basic resources.
The impoverishment of the rural areas has led to a mass migration to the cities.
The process of becoming poor or the act of making someone or something poor.
The war resulted in the impoverishment of the entire region.
The act or result of reducing the richness, fertility, or quality of something.
Overfarming led to the impoverishment of the soil.
impoverishmentadjective
Relating to or involving impoverishment; causing or characterized by poverty or depletion.
Impoverishment policies can have long-lasting economic effects.
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