Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primary poverty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
pri-ma-ry pover-ty
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
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What does primary poverty mean?
The condition of living below the poverty line, having insufficient income to meet one's basic needs.
Where does primary poverty come from?
A categorization created by Seebohm Rowntree.

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