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I believe the quickest and most sure way to reduce poverty, raise living standards and create jobs around the world is to make economies and governments more open and free, thereby encouraging business and entrepreneurship.
Elliott Bisnow

Meaning of "poverty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POVERTY

From Old French poverté, from Latin paupertās restricted means, from pauperpoor.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POVERTY

poverty  [ˈpɒvətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POVERTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poverty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POVERTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poverty

Poverty

Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes food, water, sanitation, clothing, shelter, health care and education. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live. After the industrial revolution, mass production in factories made production goods increasingly less expensive and more accessible. Of more importance is the modernization of agriculture, such as fertilizers, to provide enough yield to feed the population. The supply of basic needs can be restricted by constraints on government services such as corruption, tax avoidance, debt and loan conditionalities and by the brain drain of health care and educational professionals. Strategies of increasing income to make basic needs more affordable typically include welfare, economic freedoms, and providing financial services. Poverty reduction is a major goal and issue for many international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. The World Bank estimated 1.

Definition of poverty in the English dictionary

The first definition of poverty in the dictionary is the condition of being without adequate food, money, etc. Other definition of poverty is scarcity or dearth. Poverty is also a lack of elements conducive to fertility in land or soil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POVERTY


Amravati
æmˈrɑːvətɪ
antipoverty
ˌæntɪˈpɒvətɪ
electroactivity
ɪˌlɛktrəʊækˈtɪvətɪ
exclusivity
ɪkskluːˈsɪvətɪ
hypersensitivity
ˌhaɪpəˌsɛnsɪˈtɪvətɪ
locomotivity
ˌləʊkəməʊˈtɪvətɪ
nonobjectivity
ˌnɒnˌɒbdʒekˈtɪvətɪ
objectivity
ˌɒbdʒɛkˈtɪvətɪ
oversensitivity
ˌəʊvəˌsensɪˈtɪvətɪ
Parvati
ˈpʌrvətɪ
subjectivity
ˌsʌbdʒɛkˈtɪvətɪ
transitivity
ˌtrænzɪˈtɪvətɪ
underactivity
ˌʌndərækˈtɪvətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POVERTY

poussette
poussin
pout
poutassou
pouter
poutful
poutine
pouting
poutingly
pouty
poverty level
poverty line
poverty trap
poverty-stricken
pow
POW camp
powan
powder
powder blue
powder blush

WORDS THAT END LIKE POVERTY

at liberty
cherty
civil liberty
community property
Docherty
Flaherty
fuel poverty
intangible property
intellectual property
lost property
O´Flaherty
personal property
private property
property
puberty
public property
qwerty
real property
Statue of Liberty
take the liberty

Synonyms and antonyms of poverty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «POVERTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «poverty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of poverty

Translation of «poverty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POVERTY

Find out the translation of poverty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poverty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poverty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫穷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pobreza
570 millions of speakers

English

poverty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरीबी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فَقْر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pobreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দারিদ্র্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pauvreté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemiskinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Armut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貧困
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가난
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mlarat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự nghèo đói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வறுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गरिबी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoksulluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

povertà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ubóstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sărăcie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φτώχεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

armoede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fattigdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fattigdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poverty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POVERTY»

The term «poverty» is very widely used and occupies the 10.034 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POVERTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poverty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poverty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poverty

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10 QUOTES WITH «POVERTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poverty.
1
Francis of Assisi
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
2
Morena Baccarin
Brazil has a lot of issues that are similar to a lot of countries in Latin America, but the dominant issue Brazil is dealing with is poverty and political corruption.
3
Birch Bayh
How come life is so important in the nine months before birth, but then we sort of forget about the importance, we're not worried about whether that baby lives in poverty once he or she is born.
4
John Berger
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich.
5
Elliott Bisnow
I believe the quickest and most sure way to reduce poverty, raise living standards and create jobs around the world is to make economies and governments more open and free, thereby encouraging business and entrepreneurship.
6
Clint Black
The truth is, however rich people get, they hate paying tax. Some live abroad for a year, or years at a time just to avoid it. Bizarre really - desperate economic migrants are driven to leave their homeland because of poverty; tax exiles are driven overseas by their wealth.
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Adam Braun
Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world.
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Geoffrey Canada
Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally.
9
Robert Casey
Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems of single parenting, child abuse, and the feminization of poverty.
10
Hugo Chavez
I think the United States and the secretary of State should be concerned about the poverty in this country - people without health insurance. The United States should stop being the empire and be concerned about other countries. You've got to be more worried about your own people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POVERTY»

Discover the use of poverty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poverty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' ...
Examines the effects of long-term poverty on the brains of poor children and identifies several positive factors and strategies which can improve their academic success.
Eric Jensen, 2009
2
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight ...
This important book illuminates how the poor live, and offers all of us an opportunity to think of a world beyond poverty. Learn more at www.pooreconomics.com
Abhijit Banerjee, Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Esther Duflo, 2011
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World Poverty and Human Rights
Thomas Pogge tries to explain how most of the population of this planet can excuse world poverty.
Thomas W. Pogge, 2008
4
From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective ...
Offers a look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions.
Duncan Green, 2008
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Poverty
This title examines one of the worlds critical issues, poverty.
Marcia Amidon Lusted, 2010
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Poverty
Poverty remains one of the most urgent issues of our time. This text provides an introduction to the meaning and experience of poverty in the contemporary world.
Ruth Lister, 2004
7
Community Development: Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
This useful, practical book contextualises poverty and explains the process of community development, with specific reference to the community development worker's role.
Hennie Swanepoel, Frik De Beer, 2006
8
Poverty
Voices investigates the topic of poverty, placing heavy emphasis on personal accounts, eye-opening data, and vivid photographs.
Clive Gifford, 2009
9
Poverty: An International Glossary, Second Edition
This book has over 200 definitions and explanations of terms used with poverty.--[from book]
Paul Spicker, Sonia Alverez Leguizamon, David Gordon, 2007
10
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the ...
Creating a World Without Poverty reveals the next phase in a hopeful economic and social revolution that is already underway.
Muhammad Yunus, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POVERTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poverty is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The world must overcome 3 hurdles to end extreme poverty
In 2015, about 840 million people, or 13 percent of the world, are living in extreme poverty — on less than $1.25 per day. There's been rapid ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Mexico President Admits Poverty Reduction Effort 'Insufficient'
The statements come after the government social development agency reveqaled last week that two million more Mexicans fell into poverty in ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
3
Why fighting corruption fails to alleviate poverty
We are more enthusiastic to fight the bad — say, hunger and poverty — than to fight for, say, the kind of growth and development that makes ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
4
If you aren't living in poverty, odds are you will before your 60th …
At 60 you probably plan to be nearing retirement, maybe spending time with grandkids and reflecting on a full life — but odds are, that full life ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
5
Poverty May Cause Poor Students To Receive Lower Test Scores …
A new study found that poverty may be the reason why low-income students obtain lower standardized test scores compared to their wealthier ... «iSchoolGuide, Jul 15»
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Changing poverty definitions 'will see 120000 children ignored'
Around 120,000 children will be cast adrift if the UK government changes its definition of child poverty, social justice secretary Alex Neil has ... «Scottish Housing News, Jul 15»
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DN Editorial: POVERTY HURTS ECONOMY: For our city to grow, we …
Until relatively recently, in fact, the business community's avoidance of addressing the large problem of poverty has been stunning; one ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Using nature to take on poverty
Last Child in the Woods is a book about what happens when kids who don't get enough time playing outside -- trekking through woods or fields ... «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Work to resolve child poverty has hit a snag
Ohio's rising child poverty rate is alarming (“ More kids in Ohio living in poverty,” Dispatch article, Tuesday). But what's appalling is that political ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
10
Enough of the individualistic rhetoric; the real causes of worker …
Nowhere is this preference for individual explanations for the causes of social problems more evident than in American rhetoric about poverty ... «MinnPost, Jul 15»

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