live in poverty
Endure constant deprivation
To live in poverty is to exist in a state of severe financial hardship, lacking resources for basic needs like food, shelter, and healthcare.
The phrase emphasizes ongoing deprivation rather than temporary difficulty: Millions of children live in poverty worldwide.
After the factory closed, whole neighborhoods began living in poverty.
- charitable aidHelp given without charge
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- welfare programsGovernment aid for poor
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