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.
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence
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In the realm of spaceflight, many anti-poverty workers were among the biggest critics of the Apollo program.
—Big Think, 28 Nov. 2025
CalFresh is California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, one of the country’s largest anti-poverty programs that provides monthly funds for low-income Americans to buy food.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Looking for partners Propel has also lined up some donations from its corporate partners, including the New York anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and ecommerce platform Babylist.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The credit that has extremely complicated rules, and the anti-poverty program has received its share of criticism about fraud in the past.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 28 Nov. 2025
CalFresh is California’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, one of the country’s largest anti-poverty programs that provides monthly funds for low-income Americans to buy food.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Looking for partners Propel has also lined up some donations from its corporate partners, including the New York anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and ecommerce platform Babylist.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
The credit that has extremely complicated rules, and the anti-poverty program has received its share of criticism about fraud in the past.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-poverty
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“Anti-poverty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-poverty. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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