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    penury
    /ˈpɛnjʊri/

    noun

    • 1. the state of being very poor; extreme poverty: "he couldn't face another year of penury"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENURY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigence formal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penuryPenury Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 12, 2024 · The meaning of PENURY is a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money); especially : severe poverty. How to use penury in a sentence. Did you know?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penuryPenury - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Penury means extreme poverty to the point of homelessness and begging in the streets. Economic downturns, job loss, shopping sprees, and weekends at the high rollers' table in Vegas can lead to penury.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › penuryPenury - definition of penury by The Free Dictionary

    penury - a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENURY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. lack of money, property, or necessities; extreme poverty; destitution. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈpoverty. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. ME pennury < L penuria, want, scarcity < paene, scarcely: see passion. penury in American English. (ˈpenjəri) noun

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENURY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigenceformal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpenury noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of penury noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPENURY - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "PENURY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › penury_npenury, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun penury mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun penury, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun penury? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › penuryPenury Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    penury. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: penury (noun) penury / ˈ pɛnjəri/ noun. Britannica Dictionary definition of PENURY. [noncount] formal. : the state of being very poor : extreme poverty. struggling with penury. living in penury.