anti-poverty

adjective

an·​ti-pov·​er·​ty ˌan-tē-ˈpä-vər-tē 

ˌan-tī-

variants or antipoverty

: opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty

anti-poverty efforts/policies

… the legislation severely restricts eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits, cutting $56 billion from antipoverty programs.

—Ellen L. Bassuk et al.

Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Conceived as an anti-poverty program, Social Security today pays out most of its benefits not to the poor but to the middle class and the rich. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Fans started filtering in at noon on Sunday for a day’s worth of events presented by the anti-poverty group and the City of New York in partnership with iHeartRadio. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

That show, like the forthcoming one, was in conjunction with anti-poverty advocate Global Citizen. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 July 2026

And it's basically intended to provide a base level of anti-poverty layer so that people can afford their basic needs. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-poverty

• antipoverty
• poverty