poverty trap

pov·er·ty trap

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pov-er-tee trap]
- /ˈpɒv ər ti træp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pov-er-tee trap]
- /ˈpɒv ər ti træp/

Definitions of poverty trap words

countable noun poverty trap If someone is in a poverty trap, they are very poor but cannot improve their income because the money they get from the government decreases as the money they earn increases. 0
noun poverty trap the situation of being unable to escape poverty because of being dependent on state benefits, which are reduced by the same amount as any extra income gained 0

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Parts of speech for Poverty trap

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Poverty trap

poverty trap popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for poverty trap

noun poverty trap

breadline — Someone who is on the breadline is very poor indeed.

Just one Synonym for poverty trap

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