Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 7 compound words that contain poverty. The most common are listed below. Open poverty in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- poverty lineThe threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.
- Poverty reduction
- Poverty level
- Poverty Alleviation
- Extreme poverty
- Poverty rate
- Child Poverty
- period povertyThe state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).
- poverty trapA self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
- Poverty RowThe small and mostly short-lived B-movie studios in Hollywood from the 1920s to the 1950s, many of them near what is now Gower Street.
- primary povertyThe condition of living below the poverty line, having insufficient income to meet one's basic needs.
- energy povertyThe condition of a region, country or household not having enough energy resources for the needs of its population.
- fuel povertyThe inability of a household to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost.
- Poverty premiumThe higher prices that people on low incomes often have to pay for basic goods and services.
- secondary povertyThe 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.
- transport povertyA state of restriction on being able to travel because of limited access to affordable transportation.
- poverty grassAny of several grasses that grow in poor or sandy soil.
- furniture povertyThe state of being unable to afford basic items of furniture.
- poverty of the stimulusThe idea that human language cannot be learned by young children with what information they are given, unless they already have an innate knowledge of language or universal grammar.
- poverty-strickenVery poor.
- poverty-struckPoverty-stricken; very poor.
- poverty trapsplural of poverty trap: A self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
- poverty-riddenFilled with or plagued by poverty.
- digital povertyLack of access to modern, capable digital devices and networks.
- income povertyThe condition of having an income below a certain low threshold, typically as defined by governments or international organizations; poorness resulting from low income.
Compound words 7
- povoPoor, penniless.
- nonpovertyNot pertaining to or afflicted by poverty.
- povertyismPrejudice against poor people.
- ultrapovertyExtreme poverty.
- povertousIn a state of poverty; impoverished.
- antipovertyThat serves to alleviate poverty.
- povertyweedBaccharis neglecta.