Definitions for impoverishment
im·pov·er·ish·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. poverty, poorness, impoverishmentnoun

   the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

2. pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishmentnoun

   the act of making someone poor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impoverishmentnoun

   The action of impoverishing someone.

2. impoverishmentnoun

   The state of being impoverished.

3. Etymology: From empoverissement, from the verb empoverir. Surface analysis.

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1. impoverishment

   Impoverishment is the state of being extremely poor, lacking in material possessions, wealth or means of subsistence, often to the point of experiencing hardship or distress. It can also describe a reduction in quality, value, or vitality, leading to a weakened or reduced state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Impoverishmentnoun

   the act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty

2. Etymology: [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.]

Matched Categories

1. • Financial Condition
   • Privation

How to pronounce impoverishment?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of impoverishment in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of impoverishment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of impoverishment in a Sentence

1. Brian Deschanel:

   In a mercantile civilization, kindness does not greet impoverishment, charity searches for trades, freedom is on display for sale, and opportunities are available to those who meet the price.

2. Amr Adly:

   As typical as other neo-liberal reforms, this may actually deepen the trend of impoverishment more than under Mubarak.

3. Bala Garba:

   The Gambia will never be a party to the so called Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union as it is designed to continue the same exploitation and impoverishment of the African continent, we will rather die then be colonized twice.

4. Crisis Group senior consultant:

   Mnangagwa's austerity measures and the accompanying (impoverishment)... of most Zimbabweans makes many feel they were better off under Mugabe, but the former president had set the country on a unsustainable course that at some point was going to crash, mnangagwa to a large extent inherited a poisoned chalice, but one that he bears partial responsibility for.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=impoverishment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Impoverishment
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impoverishment