Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poverty premium

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: pover-ty premi-um
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The higher prices that people on low incomes often have to pay for basic goods and services.

Inflected Forms

Poverty premiums (plural)

Questions

What does poverty premium mean?: The higher prices that people on low incomes often have to pay for basic goods and services.

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