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Definition of
poverty trap noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
poverty trap
noun
noun
[
usually singular
]
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a situation in which poor people stay poor in spite of political and social changes
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poverty trap
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Nearby words
the poverty line
noun
poverty-stricken
adjective
poverty trap
noun
POW
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pow
exclamation