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penury in French

penury in French is pénurie — penury means extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

penury in French

pénurie
noun
(countable, now, chiefly, poetic) Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.

What does "penury" mean?

  1. noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.
  3. noun The quality of being miserly; miserliness, parsimoniousness, stinginess.

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What is "penury" in French?

"penury" in French is pénurie. penury means: Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

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