Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poor relief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
poor re-lief
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Governmental and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does poor relief mean?
Governmental and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty.

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