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Learn to pronounce pov·er·ty

/ˈpävərdē/
noun
the state of being extremely poor.
"thousands of families are living in abject poverty"
synonyms: penury, destitution, indigence, pennilessness, privation, deprivation, impoverishment, neediness, need, want, hardship, impecuniousness, impecuniosity, hand-to-mouth existence, beggary, pauperism, straitened circumstances, bankruptcy, insolvency, primary poverty, pauperdom

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poverty from www.worldbank.org
Around 700 million people live on less than $2.15 per day, the extreme poverty line. Extreme poverty remains concentrated in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
poverty from en.m.wikipedia.org
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Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which one lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living. Poverty can have diverse environmental, legal, social, economic, and political causes and effects. Wikipedia
poverty from www.investopedia.com
Poverty is defined as the state or condition where people and communities cannot meet a minimum standard of living because they lack the proper resources. These ...
poverty from www.worldbank.org
Note: Extreme poverty is measured as the number of people living on less than $1.90 per day. 2018 is the last year with official global poverty estimates. 'No ...
poverty from www.britannica.com
Mar 26, 2024 · Poverty, the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Poverty is said to exist when ...
poverty from ourworldindata.org
Share of population living in extreme poverty, 2023. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the InternationalPoverty Line of $2.15 per day. This data is ...
The poverty rate is the ratio of the number of people (in a given age group) whose income falls below the poverty line; taken as half the median household ...
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