pobreza — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

pobreza is used for these senses in English:

• penury (uncountable) Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
• poverty The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
• poverty A deficiency of something needed or desired

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.

poverty — full definition

1. noun The state of being poor; lacking enough money to meet basic needs.
2. noun A serious lack of something needed or valued.

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