26984 words

poor

12 definitions • 25 examples
1
having little money and/or few possessions:

Examples:

Most of the world's poorest countries are in Africa.
He came from a poor immigrant family.
2
to have very little of a particular substance or quality:

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3
not good; being of a very low quality, quantity, or standard:

Examples:

a poor harvest
Last year's exam results were fairly poor.
poor at I was always very poor at maths at school.
poor health Dad had been in poor health for several years.
At last month's meeting, attendance was poor.
4

Examples:

That cold sounds terrible, you poor thing!
Look at that dog - the poor thing only has three legs.
5
poor people considered together as a group:

Examples:

housing for the poor
6
having little money or few possessions, or lacking something important:

Examples:

He came from a poor, immigrant family.
Most of the world’s poorest countries are in Africa.
The country is poor in natural resources.
7
of a very low quality or standard; not good:

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poor eyesight
poor grades
He’s in very poor health.
8

Examples:

That poor dog looks like it hasn’t been fed in a while.
9
poor people:

Examples:

She gives a lot of money to the poor.
10
having little money and/or few possessions:

Examples:

It's offering to pay off 10 percent of the poor countries' debt.
He came from a poor immigrant family.
11
not good or operating well, or of a low quality or standard:

Examples:

The retailer has had two poor Christmases in a row.
PinnFund specialized in mortgage loans for borrowers with poor credit.
He was fired for poor job performance.
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to have very little of a particular substance or quality:

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