Poor (G11-12)

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  1. bankrupt
    financially ruined
  2. broke
    lacking funds
  3. bust
    lacking funds
  4. deprived
    marked by a state of extreme poverty
  5. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  6. down-and-out
    lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
  7. empty-handed
    having acquired or gained nothing
  8. hard up
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  9. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  10. impoverished
    poor enough to need help from others
  11. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  12. insolvent
    unable to meet or discharge financial obligations
  13. in straitened circumstances
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  14. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  15. moneyless
    having no money
  16. necessitous
    poor enough to need help from others
  17. needful
    necessary for relief or supply
  18. needy
    poor enough to need help from others
  19. penniless
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  20. penurious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  21. pinched
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  22. poverty-stricken
    poor enough to need help from others
  23. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  24. suffering
    very unhappy; full of misery
  25. underprivileged
    lacking the advantages of other members of society
Created on Tue Apr 02 13:04:13 EDT 2024

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