poorer

adjective

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1 meaning of poorer

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adjective
Comparative of poor. Use this when comparing two things and one has less money or lower quality.
After losing his job, he grew much poorer than before.
This year's harvest was poorer than last year's.
Note

poorer is a form of poor

poor, adjective: Having little money and few things, especially compared with the people around you. Full entry

Forms: poorpoorer comparativepoorest superlative
Spelling: poor → poorer: add -er

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