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poverty

/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/

/ˈpɑː.vɚ.ti/

povertynoun

poverties

Translations

бедность

Poverty is a major issue in many developing countries.

Бедность является серьезной проблемой во многих развивающихся странах.

нищета

The family lived in extreme poverty.

Семья жила в крайней нищете.

Definitions

The condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; the state of being poor.

The charity works to alleviate poverty in urban neighborhoods.

A deficiency or lack of something; scantiness or insufficiency.

The poverty of evidence made it impossible to reach a verdict.

The renunciation of personal ownership of property, especially as a religious vow.

After joining the order, she embraced a life of poverty.

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povertyadjective

/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/

/ˈpɑː.vɚ.ti/

Used attributively before other nouns (e.g., “poverty line”) and functions adjectivally.

Definitions

Relating to or concerned with people who are poor or the condition of poverty.

The report proposes several poverty reduction strategies.

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