beggary

noun

ˈbe-gə-rē How to pronounce beggary (audio)
Definition of beggarynext
as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country

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  1. poverty
  2. misery
  3. penury
Noun
  • Our adversaries are climate change, the threat of nuclear war, hunger, poverty and disease, not China.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Well into her 90s, Huerta traveled across the country to speak about race, poverty, and women’s rights on behalf of the Dolores Huerta Foundation based in Bakersfield, California.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of poverty
Noun
  • Adding to the misery, Jason Sanders — a longtime Dolphins kicker in his first season with the Jets — hit the right upright on a 40-yard try.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • With Dunham as creator, showrunner and star, the original series ran from 2012 to 2017 and followed a group of friends through the misery and dysfunction of their 20s in New York City.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of misery
Noun
  • Trump has squeezed tight on the island’s already ailing economy, with a de facto blockade on the importation of oil bringing Cuba to virtual penury.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
  • Such claims of penury, however, were difficult to square with certain facts.
    — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of penury
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