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penury meaning in Bengali

চরম দারিদ্র্য

/ˈpɛnjʊɹi//ˈpɛnjəɹi/

penury in Bengali: চরম দারিদ্র্য, অভাব. In English, penury means extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

Bengali words for penury

চরম দারিদ্র্য, অভাব

English meaning of penury

  1. noun Extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. noun Often followed by of: a lack of something; a dearth, a scarcity.
  3. noun The quality of being miserly; miserliness, parsimoniousness, stinginess.

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Questions about penury in Bengali

What is the meaning of penury in Bengali?
Penury in Bengali is চরম দারিদ্র্য, অভাব.
penury এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Penury: চরম দারিদ্র্য, অভাব.
What does penury mean in English?
Penury means extreme need or want; destitution, poverty; (countable) an instance of this.

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Bengali words from Bengali Wiktionary: penury (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penury (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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