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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from [[Latin]] paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] poverte, from Anglo-French poverté, from [[Latin]] paupertat-, paupertas, from pauper poor

*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

*Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Century 12th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : the [[state]] of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of [[money]] or [[material]] possessions  

*1 a : the [[state]] of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of [[money]] or [[material]] possessions  

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==

==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]

'''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.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destitute]

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]