Antonym: richness. Similar words: over there, all over the world, over and over, property, advert, over, convert, cover. Meaning: ['pɑvə(r)tɪ /'pɒ-] 
n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.
n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. 
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241. The problems of poverty, homelessness and unemployment are all interconnected.
242. In his autobiography, he recalls the poverty he grew up in.
243. According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute poverty.
244. She could not reconcile herself to a life of hardship and poverty.
245. All this luxury was a far cry from the poverty of his childhood.
246. This may end efforts to set a minimum wage well above the poverty line.
247. Poverty is a canker eating away at the heart of society.
248. The poverty of 10 million citizens not only demeans our society but its cost also hobbles our economy.
249. Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction, poverty and murder.
More similar words: over there, all over the world, over and over, property, advert, over, convert, cover, vertical, overall, get over, oversee, all over, be over, go over, governor, lay over, run over, proverb, uncover, hand over, cover up, recover, recovery, take over, make over, overlook, coverage, talk over, blow over.