poverties

noun

PAH-vur-teez/ˈpɑːvɚtiz/UKPO-vuh-teez/ˈpɒvətiz/

1 meaning of poverties

1
noun
Plural of poverty. Use this form when talking about more than one kind of being poor.
The study looked at the different poverties that families face in cities and in the countryside.
Many countries deal with their own poverties in different ways.
Note

poverties is a form of poverty

poverty, noun: The state of being poor and not having enough money to live well. Full entry

Forms: povertypoverties plural
Spelling: poverty → poverties: change y to i, add -es
Sound: The ending sounds like /z/.

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