köyhyys — meaning in English

English meaning

• need noun A requirement for something essential or important.
• penury noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
• poverty noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
• want verb To wish for or desire something.

Senses

köyhyys is used for these senses in English:

• need Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.
• penury (uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
• want (uncountable) Poverty.

need — full definition

1. noun A requirement for something essential or important.
2. noun Poverty or lack of basic means of living.
3. verb To require something as essential.
4. verb To be obliged to do something.

penury — full definition

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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