Thesaurus article:not having much or enough money

not having much or enough money

These words are used to describe people who do not have much money or enough money.

The most commonly used word for this ispoor. It is also used about places where there are a lot of poor people.

Her family was poor and didn't own a computer.

70 percent of the people in poor countries live in the countryside.

The opposite ofpoorisrich.

Her father is a very rich and powerful man.

For more opposites ofpoor, see the article atrich.

You can also say that someone ispenniless. This is slightly more formal thanpoor.

At the time, I was a penniless student.

The wordimpoverishedcan be used to describe a person or area that is extremely poor. This is a formal use.

Benefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families.

Charities have poured millions of dollars into this impoverished nation.

The wordsdisadvantagedordeprivedare often used when people are poor and do not have the good living conditions and opportunities that other people have. These words are used in more formal contexts.

The scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children.

Deprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts.

If a person or place ispoverty-stricken, that person or place is suffering very badly from the effects of being poor.

He visited poverty-stricken countries where people are starving.

The poverty-stricken elderly are often the first affected by illness.

Needypeople are poor and do not have enough food, clothes, etc.

Your donations will make a difference to needy children all over the world.

Destituteis used when someone is extremely poor and has no house or possessions.

The floods left thousands of people destitute.

In informal English,brokeorstrappedare ways of saying that someone has very little money at a particular time. In UK English, you can also use the slang wordskint.

I'm not going away this year. I'm broke.

Most schools are pretty strapped for cash.

UKI can't come out tonight, I'm skint.

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释义	Thesaurus article:not having much or enough money not having much or enough money These words are used to describe people who do not have much money or enough money. The most commonly used word for this ispoor. It is also used about places where there are a lot of poor people. Her family was poor and didn't own a computer. 70 percent of the people in poor countries live in the countryside. The opposite ofpoorisrich. Her father is a very rich and powerful man. For more opposites ofpoor, see the article atrich. You can also say that someone ispenniless. This is slightly more formal thanpoor. At the time, I was a penniless student. The wordimpoverishedcan be used to describe a person or area that is extremely poor. This is a formal use. Benefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families. Charities have poured millions of dollars into this impoverished nation. The wordsdisadvantagedordeprivedare often used when people are poor and do not have the good living conditions and opportunities that other people have. These words are used in more formal contexts. The scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children. Deprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts. If a person or place ispoverty-stricken, that person or place is suffering very badly from the effects of being poor. He visited poverty-stricken countries where people are starving. The poverty-stricken elderly are often the first affected by illness. Needypeople are poor and do not have enough food, clothes, etc. Your donations will make a difference to needy children all over the world. Destituteis used when someone is extremely poor and has no house or possessions. The floods left thousands of people destitute. In informal English,brokeorstrappedare ways of saying that someone has very little money at a particular time. In UK English, you can also use the slang wordskint. I'm not going away this year. I'm broke. Most schools are pretty strapped for cash. UKI can't come out tonight, I'm skint. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/not-having-much-or-enough-money##
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