adj
Not having any alms; impoverished.
n
(UK dialectal or obsolete) Poverty; want; wretchedness; misery; calamity.
adj
In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
adj
In unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
adj
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
adj
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
n
The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty.
adj
Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.
n
(economics) The struggle to maintain a reasonable lifestyle during a time of bleak economics
adj
(Cockney rhyming slang) penniless
adj
(informal) Without any money, penniless.
n
The characteristic of being broke; having no money.
adj
(simile, humorous, dated) Extremely impoverished.
adj
Possessing considerable economic assets, but unable to quickly or easily liquidate them for monetary transactions.
adj
Alternative spelling of cash-strapped [Without funds; low on or out of money.]
adj
Alternative form of cash poor [Possessing considerable economic assets, but unable to quickly or easily liquidate them for monetary transactions.]
adj
Having little money; poor
adj
Without funds; low on or out of money.
adj
Dominated or plagued by castes.
v
To come away without having received anything.
adj
(informal) Affected by a credit crunch; constrained in spending.
n
(economics) A loss of economic efficiency due to failure to achieve a free market equilibrium.
n
(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
adj
Involving a dearth or lack; barren.
n
The loss or deprivation of industrial capacity or strength.
adj
Obsolete form of deprived. [Subject to deprivation; poor.]
n
The condition of being deprived
n
(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
adj
Of or relating to deprivation.
adj
Subject to deprivation; poor.
adj
(obsolete) Undeserving.
n
(dated) Poor people who are incapable of providing for themselves and thus seen as legitimate recipients of charity.
adj
lacking money; poor, impoverished
n
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
adj
Completely without; having none of.
adj
Alternative form of dirt-poor [(idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.]
adj
(idiomatic) In a condition of extreme poverty.
adj
(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
adj
Deprived of furniture, accoutrements or belongings; stripped, destitute.
n
Ending by a donor of a prior pattern of donation to a charity or cause.
n
(dated) Difficulty in financial matters; poverty.
v
Obsolete spelling of impoverish [(transitive) To make poor.]
adj
Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
adj
(simile) Completely empty.
adj
Impoverished, having no money or resources.
n
Poverty or lack of possessions and resources.
n
The condition of a region, country or household not having enough energy resources for the needs of its population.
n
(obsolete, rare, by extension) privation; loss; destitution
adj
Reduced to poverty; impoverished.
adj
(figuratively) Inactive; undeveloped.
adj
Without a farthing; very poor.
n
Alternative form of first world problem [A frustration or complaint only experienced by privileged individuals in wealthy countries.]
adj
Destitute of a fortune or portion; without money.
n
(chiefly UK, Ireland, New Zealand) The inability of a household to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost.
adj
(chiefly UK, Ireland, New Zealand) Unable to keep one's dwelling adequately warm at a reasonable cost.
adj
Without goods or property; destitute.
adj
(colloquial) Lacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties.
adj
Alternative form of hard up [(colloquial) Lacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties.]
n
Alternative spelling of have-nots [The poor or underprivileged, contrasted with those who have possessions, power or wealth: the haves.]
n
A somewhat poor or underprivileged person, better off than a have-not.
n
(usually contrastive) A poor or underprivileged person.
n
The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots.
n
(US, dated, especially during the Depression) An empty (penniless) pocket, turned inside out, showing that someone has no money.
adj
(idiomatic) In financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.
n
(slang, obsolete, usually as "on the hummer") The condition of having no money.
adj
(dated) poor or unfortunate; not well off
n
The opposite of wealth; that which, by its possession, causes damage of some kind.
adj
Poor, impoverished; destitute.
n
Synonym of immiserization (“the process of making miserable or poor, especially of a population as a whole; impoverishment, pauperization”)
n
The state of having very little money.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To impoverish.
adv
(rare) In an impoverished way.
n
(very rare) Quality of being impoverished.
n
Someone who impoverishes.
adj
Obsolete form of impoverished. [Reduced to poverty.]
n
extreme poverty or destitution
n
Alternative form of indigence [extreme poverty or destitution]
adj
Poor; destitute; in need.
n
Lack of economy; waste (of resources, etc.).
adj
Short of money as a result of paying high insurance premiums.
n
One who has nothing; a destitute person.
n
Alternative form of lack-all [One who has nothing; a destitute person.]
n
One who is lacking, or in want.
adj
(US, idiomatic) In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.
adj
Alternative form of land poor [(US, idiomatic) In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.]
adj
(obsolete) Destitute; lacking; wanting.
n
The temporary situation of having little money.
adj
of a worker: earning poor pay, less than the average wage
adj
Poorly fed; malnourished.
n
(economics) A level of income, above the poverty line, but not high enough to cope with economic shocks.
adj
Provided with a dwelling or setting that is inadequate.
adj
Having no (or very little) money; penniless.
adj
Without morals; immoral, corrupt.
n
(law) A license of a trademark granted without quality control over the use of the trademark.
n
The condition of not being affluent.
v
(intransitive) To be destitute or penniless.
n
A newly impoverished person; somebody who has recently become poor.
n
(law) No one's property.
adj
(nonce word) Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
adj
(UK, slang) Short of money; poor.
adv
(idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.
adv
Alternative spelling of out of pocket [(idiomatic) Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.]
adj
Being a parvenu; also, like, having the characteristics of, or associated with a parvenu.
n
One who is extremely poor.
n
The state of being a pauper.
adj
(figuratively) rich (of quality, etc.)
adj
penniless; entirely lacking money
adj
Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
n
(obsolete) roadside bench
adj
Impoverished; wanting for money.
n
(now chiefly poetic) A lack of something; a dearth.
adj
(Scotland, obsolete) penniless; broke
adj
(Singapore, Malaysia, slang) Having no money; broke; bankrupt.
n
(countable, originally chiefly Scotland) A poor person.
adj
(simile) Very poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.
adj
(simile) Extremely poor, destitute.
adj
Synonym of poor as Job
n
(Wales) Someone to be pitied, poor thing
n
(historical) A law providing for the support of paupers at the public expense.
n
(idiomatic) An unhappy young woman from a wealthy background.
adj
(informal) Used to indicate that one has sympathy for something or someone familiar which does not having an optimal situation.
n
(idiomatic) Limited ability.
n
(historical) A rate or tax for the support of the poor.
n
Something seen as inferior.
n
Someone or something to be pitied
n
(Scotland, law, historical) The list of poor people who are litigants, but unable to pay the expenses of litigation, and therefore allowed to sue in forma pauperis.
adj
Obsolete spelling of poor [With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.]
n
One who is poor (all senses)
adv
In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
adj
(Britain, slang) Lacking in funds; without assets; poor.
adj
(colloquial, Australian slang, abbrevaition) Poor; impoverished; cheap.
n
Obsolete spelling of poverty [The quality or state of being poor; lack of money]
n
The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
n
(economics) The threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.
n
A self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
adj
(of a person) Suffering from poverty.
n
(slang) one who is poor, a pauper
n
The condition of living below the poverty line, having insufficient income to meet one's basic needs.
n
The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.
adj
causing privation; depriving
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
adj
(rare) Devoid of prosperity; not prosperous
adj
(UK, meiosis) Terrible.
n
The severe pressure of poverty.
v
(informal, derogatory) To explain to a poor person (as a middle-class or wealthy person) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.
n
(uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
n
The condition of living above the poverty line, but spending one's income on things other than the necessities of life, such as alcohol or gambling.
adj
Destitute of shifts or expedients; lacking proper means.
adj
Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
adj
(slang, Britain, Australia) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
n
reduced (financial) circumstances, poverty, austerity
adj
Having little money; poor
adj
Having little money; poor
adj
Between the poverty line and affluence.
adj
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
adj
(US, slang) Having no money, broke, penniless
adj
Poor; scanty; without money or success.
adj
(obsolete) thriftless; not thriving; unsuccessful
n
(sociology) A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding.
adj
(sociology) Exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.
n
(economics) Extreme poverty.
adj
(euphemistic, of a man) Having a small penis.
n
A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).
adj
Having insufficient clothes or blankets.
n
(dated) Poor people who ought to be able to provide for themselves but are too lazy to do so, and thus seen as not worthy of charity.
n
(countable) A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.
adj
Lacking a fortune; without personal wealth.
adj
Not plentiful; few or sparse.
adj
Lacking possessions; poor.
n
(obsolete) Lack of welfare or prosperity.
n
Absence of wealth; poverty.
adj
In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.
adj
Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.
adj
Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.
adj
(obsolete) Poor; needy.
adj
(UK dialectal) Possessing or indicating lack; deficient.
adj
(obsolete) Poor; impoverished.
adj
Having little or no wealth; poor.
n
An inexhaustible supply, often of something that appears meager.
n
(economics) Working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line.
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