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poverties

poverties is the plural of poverty.

Meaning of poverty

Noun

poverty (usually uncountable, plural poverties)

  1. (usually) The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
    • get into poverty
  2. (usually) A deficiency of something needed or desired
    • poverty of soil

Questions about poverties

What is poverties the plural of?
Poverties is the plural of poverty.

Words near poverties in the dictionary

  1. poverishing
  2. poverishment
  3. povertician
  4. poverticians
  5. povertie
  6. poverties
  7. povertous
  8. poverty
  9. poverty button
  10. poverty buttons
  11. poverty grass

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