Having little or no money or wealth

• strapped

  1. In financial need:

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  1. In financial need:

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• broke

  1. Bankrupt.
  2. Lacking funds:

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  1. Bankrupt.
  2. Lacking funds:

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• poverty-stricken

  1. Extremely poor:

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  1. Extremely poor:

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• poor

  1. Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society.
  2. Relating to or characterized by poverty:
  3. Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality:

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  1. Having insufficient wealth to meet the necessities or comforts of life or to live in a manner considered acceptable in a society.
  2. Relating to or characterized by poverty:
  3. Deficient or lacking in a specified resource or quality:

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• penurious

  1. Poverty-stricken; destitute.
  2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  3. Scanty or meager:

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  1. Poverty-stricken; destitute.
  2. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
  3. Scanty or meager:

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• penniless

  1. Entirely without money.
  2. Very poor.

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  1. Entirely without money.
  2. Very poor.

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• needy

  1. Being in need; impoverished;
  2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

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  1. Being in need; impoverished;
  2. Wanting or needing affection, attention, or reassurance, especially to an excessive degree.

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• necessitous

  1. Needy; indigent.
  2. Compelling; urgent.

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  1. Needy; indigent.
  2. Compelling; urgent.

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• indigent

  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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  1. Experiencing want or need; impoverished:
  2. Lacking or deficient.
  3. A poor or destitute person.

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• impecunious

  1. Having little or no money.

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  1. Having little or no money.

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• down-and-out

  1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects.
  2. Incapacitated; prostrate.
  3. One who is down-and-out.

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  1. Lacking funds, resources, or prospects.
  2. Incapacitated; prostrate.
  3. One who is down-and-out.

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• destitute

  1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
  2. Utterly lacking; devoid:

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  1. Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
  2. Utterly lacking; devoid:

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• beggarly

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor:
  2. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.

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  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a beggar; very poor:
  2. So mean, petty, or paltry as to deserve contempt.

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Economically and socially below standard

• underprivileged

  1. Lacking the standard of living and opportunities enjoyed by most people in a society.

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  1. Lacking the standard of living and opportunities enjoyed by most people in a society.

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• disadvantaged

  1. Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.
  2. Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces:
  3. Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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  1. Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.
  2. Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces:
  3. Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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• deprived

  1. Marked by deprivation, especially of economic or social necessities.
  2. Lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience:

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  1. Marked by deprivation, especially of economic or social necessities.
  2. Lacking in advantage, opportunity, or experience:

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• depressed

  1. Low in spirits; dejected.
  2. Suffering from clinical depression.
  3. Sunk below the surrounding region:

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  1. Low in spirits; dejected.
  2. Suffering from clinical depression.
  3. Sunk below the surrounding region:

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• backward

  1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.

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  1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.

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