Meaning of poverty

[Monika]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #168 "Poverty in the US: expressions that describe living standards", question 3

Families and individuals are defined as living in ......... if their incomes fall below certain levels.

(a) poor
(b) poverty
(c) scarcity
(d) dearth

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #168 "Poverty in the US: expressions that describe living standards", answer 3

Families and individuals are defined as living in poverty if their incomes fall below certain levels.

Correct answer: (b) poverty
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meaning of poverty, please

Monika

[Conchita]

Poverty means being poor, that is, having little or no money. Example: he lives in poverty.

Below the poverty line: with less than the smallest income necessary to provide the minimum necessities to live.

Of course, poverty is a relative concept. The poor in certain countries would be considered rich in others.