A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Повх (Povx).

A surname from Ukrainian.

The 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.

The condition of living below the poverty line, having insufficient income to meet one's basic needs.

(pharmacology) A mixture of iodine and povidone which is less toxic than iodine by itself, used as an antiseptic for skin disinfection.

The state of a woman too poor to be able to afford sanitary products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like) connected to her period.

(slang, historical) The 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.

A surname from Italian.

plural of Povinelli

Alternative form of poverty is a state of mind