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the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions<he dreamed of finding a good job and working his way out of poverty and debt>Synonymsbeggary, destitution, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, wantRelated Wordsmisery, woe, wretchedness; exigency, necessity; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straiteningNear Antonymsluxury, prosperityAntonymsaffluence, opulence, richness, wealthiness
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a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number<a poverty of information about the new policies>— see deficiency
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