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Poverty

British pronunciation/pˈɒvəti/
American pronunciation/ˈpɑvɝti/
Poverty
[NOUN]
1

the condition of being very poor

antonyms : wealth
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Examples
1Government is taking pain to lessen poverty.
2As the saying goes, when poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window.
3The charity organization's mission statement emphasized the belief that poverty is no sin and that everyone deserves dignity and respect.
4The student worked multiple jobs to pay off her student loans, acknowledging that debt is the worst poverty.
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