"poverty" meaning in English

See poverty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒvəti/ [UK], /ˈpɑːvɚti/ [US] Audio: en-us-poverty.ogg [US] Forms: poverty [singular], – [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Poverty is the condition of being poor.
    Sense id: simple-poverty-en-noun-mySs6U37
  2. Poverty is the condition of not having enough.
    Sense id: simple-poverty-en-noun-weYiDekq
     
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