land-poor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land poo r]
- /lænd pʊər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land poo r]
- /lænd pʊər/

Definitions of land-poor word

adjective land-poor in need of ready money while owning much land. 1
adjective land-poor owning much unprofitable land and lacking the money to maintain its fertility or improve it 0
adjective land-poor owning land, often much land, but poor, or lacking ready money, because of high taxes on the land, its low yield, etc. 0
adjective land-poor Alternative form of land poor. 0

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Origin of land-poor

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Land-poor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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land-poor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.