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Noun: poverty  póvurtee
  1. The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
    - poorness, impoverishment

Derived forms: poverties

Type of: financial condition

Antonym: wealth

Encyclopedia: Poverty Poverty, A Study of Town Life

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Poussin
pout
pouter
pouter pigeon
Pouteria
Pouteria campechiana nervosa
Pouteria zapota
poutine
poutingly
pouty
poverty
poverty grass
poverty level
poverty line
poverty trap
poverty-stricken
POW
POW camp
powder
powder and shot
powder blue