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    impoverishment
    /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)rɪʃm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the process of becoming poor; loss of wealth: "fifteen years of political instability resulted in widespread impoverishment and famine"

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  2. Impoverishment is the condition of being or becoming very poor, or the act of making someone very poor. It can also mean the act or result of making something weaker or worse in quality. See how to use this word in sentences and translations.

    • Impoverish

      to make someone very poor: The new law is likely to further...

  3. Impoverish means to make poor or to deprive of something essential. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of impoverish from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. Impoverishment is the condition of being or becoming very poor, or the act of making someone very poor. It can also mean the act or result of making something weaker or worse in quality. See how to use this word in sentences and translations.

  5. Impoverish means to make someone very poor or to make something weaker or worse in quality. See how to use this formal verb in sentences and learn its pronunciation and translations.

  6. Impoverishment is the state or fact of being extremely poor. A neighborhood's impoverishment is sometimes obvious from its many abandoned buildings.

  7. Impoverishment is the act of making somebody poor or the state of being poor. It can also mean the act of making something worse in quality or the state of being poor in quality. See pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.

  8. Impoverishment is the state or process of being impoverished, which means having very little money or resources. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see its synonyms, pronunciation and grammar.