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Poverty
/ˈpɒvəti/
The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
Synonyms:
destitution
need
impoverishment
indigence
penury
Antonyms:
wealth
affluence
prosperity
Examples:
Poverty
means having very little money.
Many people try to escape
poverty
for a better life.
Etymology:
From Middle English
poverte
, from Old French
poverté
, from Latin
paupertās
, meaning the state of being poor, derived from
pauper
, meaning poor.
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