PAUPERIZATION

pauperization, pauperisation, impoverishment

(noun) the act of making someone poor

indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization

(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution; “their indigence appalled him”; “a general state of need exists among the homeless”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pauperization (countable and uncountable, plural pauperizations)

The act or process of reducing to pauperism.

Source: Wiktionary


Pau`per*i*za"tion, n.

Definition: The act or process of reducing to pauperism. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 October 2024

CONSCIENTIOUS

(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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