6.8.1.3 Poor

Use this domain for words related to being poor.

OMC Codes: 
735 Poverty
Louw Nida Codes: 
57F Be Poor, Be Needy, Poverty
57S Be a Financial Burden
  • What words refer to being poor?
    be poor, be below the poverty line, hardship case
  • What words describe someone who is poor?
    poor (person, man), destitute (person), needy, bankrupt, broke, needy, underprivileged, impoverished,
  • What words are used for very bad poverty?
    destitute, abject poverty, owns nothing but the clothes on his back
  • What words refer to the condition of being poor?
    poverty,
  • What is a poor person called?
    poor person, tramp, bum, hobo, beggar, homeless person
  • What are poor people called?
    the poor, the homeless, the destitute