Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The quality or state of being poor; lack of money

    get into poverty

    get out of poverty

    Armut

    бе́дностьbédnostʹ, нищета́niščetá, нужда́nuždá

    біднота́bidnotá, бі́дністьbídnistʹ, мізе́рністьmizérnistʹ

    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

  2. (uncountable, usually)A deficiency of something needed or desired

    poverty of soil

    poverty of the blood

    недоста́токnedostátok, нехва́ткаnexvátka, ску́дностьskúdnostʹ

Examples

374 sentences
  1. Tom knew what poverty meant.

    Том знав, що означає бідність.

    ruТом знал, что такое бедность.

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  2. Crime has often been related to poverty.

    ruПреступления часто коррелируют с бедностью.

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  3. Some people blame poverty for crime.

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  4. Poverty sometimes drives people to commit crimes.

    ruБедность иногда толкает людей на преступления.

    deManchmal begehen Menschen aufgrund von Armut Verbrechen.

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  5. Poverty is the root of all evil.

    ruБедность - это корень всего зла.

    deArmut ist die Wurzel allen Übels.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
quality or state of being poor:
Русский
By meaning 2
quality or state of being poor:
deficiency of elements:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality or state of being poor:

Origin

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupertās, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

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