The quality or state of being poor; lack of money / Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness

plural of poverty

Obsolete spelling of poverty

Very poor.

The condition of a region, country or household not having enough energy resources for the needs of its population.

plural of poverty line

(economics) The threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.

(chiefly UK, Ireland, New Zealand) The inability of a household to keep adequately warm at a reasonable cost.

A self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.

(linguistics) The 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.