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penniless in Arabic

فقير

/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/

penniless in Arabic: فقير. In English, penniless means lacking even the smallest amount of money.

Arabic words for penniless

utterly without money
فقير

English meaning of penniless

  1. adjective Lacking even the smallest amount of money.
  2. adjective Of a country's system of money, abstaining from the use of penny coins, despite having fully decimalized currency, by means of rounding of cash transactions (but not necessarily of cashless ones).

Full definition of penniless

penniless in a sentence

  • In societies without national insurance of any kind, almshouses are the last refuge of penniless people.
  • Canada became a penniless country in 2013 simply by rounding its cash transactions to the nearest nickel but otherwise not changing anything.

Synonyms of penniless

All synonyms of penniless

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Questions about penniless in Arabic

What is the meaning of penniless in Arabic?
Penniless in Arabic is فقير.
ما معنى كلمة penniless؟
Penniless: فقير.
What does penniless mean in English?
Penniless means lacking even the smallest amount of money.

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