poverty poverty /ˈpɑːvɝti/

noun

1. () The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions  ( impoverishment , poorness , immiseration , poverty , immiserisation [British] , immiserization )
   the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
     The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.
   The community rallied together to combat poverty in their neighborhood.