pov·er·ty
pov·er·ty/ˈpävərdē/
noun
the state of being extremely poor.
"thousands of families are living in abject poverty"
synonyms: penury, destitution, indigence, pennilessness, privation, deprivation, impoverishment, neediness, need, want, hardship, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, hand-to-mouth existence, beggary, pauperism, straitened circumstances, bankruptcy, insolvency, primary poverty, pauperdom
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Poverty
Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. Wikipedia
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Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living.
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