as in poverty
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
such was the level of my impecuniosity that I could not afford to eat at the cheapest greasy spoon
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Noun
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Despite abundant natural wealth, six out of 10 Liberians live in poverty, according to the World Bank, and Liberia is among the world's 10 poorest nations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025 -
One major source of funding for Wisconsin is the Every Student Succeeds Act, which broadly aims to reduce achievement gaps by providing funds to schools with high concentrations of students living in poverty.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Fortune said Thursday that the Obama administration gave Haitians temporary protective status after an earthquake devastated Haiti, multiplying the island’s many miseries.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The season ends with so many of the characters on the verge of a path to proper fulfillment; why prolong their misery?—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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“Impecuniosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impecuniosity. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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