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- pronunciation:
- pa
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 r
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Poverty is the condition of being very poor. When people live in poverty, they may not have enough food to eat or have a safe place to live.
My grandparents lived in poverty when they were young children. Their parents couldn't even afford to buy them shoes.- synonyms:
- need
- antonyms:
- luxury, success, wealth
- similar words:
- hardship, pinch, strait
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