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nonpoverty

nonpoverty adjective: not pertaining to or afflicted by poverty.

Adjective

nonpoverty (not comparable)

  1. Not pertaining to or afflicted by poverty.
    • In fact, the number of students testing above the cutoff in high-poverty districts increased by 121 percent this year, twice the increase in nonpoverty districts.2008 June 26, “New York Gifted Programs: The Education Dept. View”, in New York Times

Origin of nonpoverty

From non- + poverty.

Questions about nonpoverty

What does nonpoverty mean?
Nonpoverty means not pertaining to or afflicted by poverty.
What part of speech is nonpoverty?
Nonpoverty is an adjective.

Words near nonpoverty in the dictionary

  1. nonpotentiality
  2. nonpotentially
  3. nonpotentiometric
  4. nonpottery
  5. nonpoultry
  6. nonpoverty
  7. nonpowdered
  8. nonpowdery
  9. nonpower
  10. nonpowered
  11. nonpowerful

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