Poverty
noun
The state of being poor without basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter.
Many people in the country live in absolute poverty, unable to afford even basic necessities.
Often appears as...
- absolute poverty
- poverty line
noun
The state of lacking sufficient money and possessions.
He left his home country to escape the crushing poverty.
Often appears as...
- extreme poverty
- living in poverty
noun
In economics, the state of having income level below a certain threshold.
The government launched a new initiative to reduce poverty among children.
Often appears as...
- poverty rate
- poverty reduction
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Academic
noun
Scarcity or shortcoming of a certain desirable items.
There is a poverty of good restaurants in this town.
Often appears as...
- poverty of opportunities
- poverty of ideas
noun
The state of being poor without basic needs like food, clothing, and shelter.
Many people in the country live in absolute poverty, unable to afford even basic necessities.
Often appears as...
- absolute poverty
- poverty line
noun
The state of lacking sufficient money and possessions.
He left his home country to escape the crushing poverty.
Often appears as...
- extreme poverty
- living in poverty
noun
In economics, the state of having income level below a certain threshold.
The government launched a new initiative to reduce poverty among children.
Often appears as...
- poverty rate
- poverty reduction
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Scarcity or shortcoming of a certain desirable items.
There is a poverty of good restaurants in this town.
Often appears as...
- poverty of opportunities
- poverty of ideas
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Needs
Focuses on the lack of essential resources for survival and daily life.
Charities provide aid to those suffering from poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Absolute Term
'Absolute poverty' refers to a severe, clear-cut lack of resources.
Programs target absolute poverty to provide critical aid.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Needs
Focuses on the lack of essential resources for survival and daily life.
Charities provide aid to those suffering from poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Absolute Term
'Absolute poverty' refers to a severe, clear-cut lack of resources.
Programs target absolute poverty to provide critical aid.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Needs
Focuses on the lack of essential resources for survival and daily life.
Charities provide aid to those suffering from poverty.
Pro Tip 2/2Absolute Term
'Absolute poverty' refers to a severe, clear-cut lack of resources.
Programs target absolute poverty to provide critical aid.
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Why is it so hard to...
Others can affect entire nations, such as cycles of corrupt government or climate change. But the cruel irony of welfare traps in particular is that they stem from the very policies designed to battle poverty. Most societies throughout history employed some strategies to help people in poverty meet basic needs.
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The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
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Poverty isn't a lack of...
but by the amount of happiness you spread and the amount of meaning you give. I believe in a future where the point of education is not to prepare you for another useless job but for a life well-lived. I believe in a future where an existence without poverty is not a privilege
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Who was Confucius? -...
and through his teaching, became one of China's greatest philosophers. Born to a nobleman but raised in poverty from a very young age following the untimely death of his father, Confucius developed what would become a lifelong sympathy for the suffering of the common people.
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Innovating to Improve...
future to help us really continue to reduce poverty and we want to make sure that we hold people accountable for that progress we let them know what's happened and really inspire the next generation of leaders who are going to take these tasks on we want them to know
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
And not just to tears, but to actually stop the genocide. Now by contrast, I've also been involved with one of the world's greatest successes of compassion. And that's the fight against global poverty. It's a cause that probably has involved all of us here.
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The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
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Destroying Snares PIPE...
good to destroy my first snare but unfortunately there are many more just like it with so many settlements surrounding the forest and extreme poverty poaching is an ongoing problem I'm afraid of stepping on a trap the poachers are not
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
written these notes skinny world poverty guy okay that guy what's one of the guys that I got so upset I loved his vision and I loved that he had such a concrete way of dealing with the poverty and when
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How to recognize a...
Have you ever tried to picture an ideal world? One without war, poverty, or crime? If so, you're not alone.
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
Others can affect entire nations, such as cycles of corrupt government or climate change. But the cruel irony of welfare traps in particular is that they stem from the very policies designed to battle poverty. Most societies throughout history employed some strategies to help people in poverty meet basic needs.
Video examples
The five major world...
In a flash, he realized that looking for answers at the extremes was a mistake. The middle way between luxury and poverty seemed wisest. And while meditating under a bodhi tree, the rest of the answer came to him. All of life abounds with suffering. It's caused by selfish craving
Video examples
Poverty isn't a lack of...
but by the amount of happiness you spread and the amount of meaning you give. I believe in a future where the point of education is not to prepare you for another useless job but for a life well-lived. I believe in a future where an existence without poverty is not a privilege
Video examples
Who was Confucius? -...
and through his teaching, became one of China's greatest philosophers. Born to a nobleman but raised in poverty from a very young age following the untimely death of his father, Confucius developed what would become a lifelong sympathy for the suffering of the common people.
Video examples
Innovating to Improve...
future to help us really continue to reduce poverty and we want to make sure that we hold people accountable for that progress we let them know what's happened and really inspire the next generation of leaders who are going to take these tasks on we want them to know
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
And not just to tears, but to actually stop the genocide. Now by contrast, I've also been involved with one of the world's greatest successes of compassion. And that's the fight against global poverty. It's a cause that probably has involved all of us here.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
a hard life to a wrecked house you still have to live in. Those splinters and tacks feel real, they hurt your own feet and your own heart, but the mother is describing her life here, not her actual house. And hunger, and cold, exhausting work and poverty
Video examples
Destroying Snares PIPE...
good to destroy my first snare but unfortunately there are many more just like it with so many settlements surrounding the forest and extreme poverty poaching is an ongoing problem I'm afraid of stepping on a trap the poachers are not
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
written these notes skinny world poverty guy okay that guy what's one of the guys that I got so upset I loved his vision and I loved that he had such a concrete way of dealing with the poverty and when
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Have you ever tried to picture an ideal world? One without war, poverty, or crime? If so, you're not alone.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
It became motivation as opposed to something else - the thing about poverty is that it starts affecting your mind and your spirit because people don't see you. I chose from a very young age that I didn't want that for my life. And it very much has helped me appreciate and value the things that are in my life now because I never had it.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do.
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Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
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Rainer Maria Rilke
German Poet
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
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John Bishop
British Comedian
Comic Relief funds projects that help lift people out of poverty.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Poverty is not a lack of character. Poverty is a lack of cash.
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Jimmy Dean
American Actor
Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.
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Jay Parini
American Writer
Ridding the world of poverty is, of course, a fantasy.
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Emmanuel Jal
Sudanese Musician
I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.
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Theodore Parker
American Theologian
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
It became motivation as opposed to something else - the thing about poverty is that it starts affecting your mind and your spirit because people don't see you. I chose from a very young age that I didn't want that for my life. And it very much has helped me appreciate and value the things that are in my life now because I never had it.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
We have the potential to help people out of poverty, out of disease, out of slavery and out of conflict. Too often, we turn the other way because we think there's nothing we can do.
Quote examples
Mother Teresa
Albanian Saint
Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
Quote examples
Rainer Maria Rilke
German Poet
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.
Quote examples
John Bishop
British Comedian
Comic Relief funds projects that help lift people out of poverty.
Quote examples
Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Poverty is not a lack of character. Poverty is a lack of cash.
Quote examples
Jimmy Dean
American Actor
Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.
Quote examples
Jay Parini
American Writer
Ridding the world of poverty is, of course, a fantasy.
Quote examples
Emmanuel Jal
Sudanese Musician
I grew up in poverty. For 25 years I was fed on aid.
Quote examples
Theodore Parker
American Theologian
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
Example 1 of 10
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