as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
her claims of impecuniousness rang false when we noticed the luxuries she had bought for herself
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Noun
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Each job created represents stability for a family, hope for a neighborhood, and a step toward breaking cycles of poverty and violence.—
Keith Howard,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025 -
Today, the goals of the EITC also include poverty reduction.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Isn’t a life without mountains of money better than a life monopolized by misery?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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The act led to retaliatory tariffs by other countries and is widely seen as exacerbating the economic misery of the Depression.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota already has close to $60 million in cap space for 2025, so this move is not a necessity.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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But Meyer, who’s very good in the part, feels like a real person who plots her schemes out of necessity.—
Pamela Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Impecuniousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impecuniousness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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