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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Poverty''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Poverty '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Poverty''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Poverty '''''this link'''''].</center>
==synonyms==
==Synonyms==
indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the [[state]] of one with insufficient [[resources]]. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an [[absence]] of [[material]] comforts <the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers>. indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances <the indigence of her years as a graduate student>. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money <a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury>. want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure <lived in a perpetual state of want> <the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine>.
indigence, penury, want, destitution mean the [[state]] of one with insufficient [[resources]]. poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an [[absence]] of [[material]] comforts <the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers>. indigence implies seriously straitened circumstances <the indigence of her years as a graduate student>. penury suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money <a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury>. want and destitution imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure <lived in a perpetual state of want> <the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine>.
==Description==
'''Poverty''' is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material [[possessions]] or [[money]]. Absolute poverty or ''destitution'' refers to the deprivation of basic human needs, which commonly includes [[food]], [[water]], sanitation, [[clothing]], [[shelter]], health care and [[education]]. Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destitute]
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[[Category: Sociology]]