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poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the state of one with insufficient resources.
poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts.
indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances.
penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money.
want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure.
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“Poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poverty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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