History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
bankruptcy

(an instance of) being bankrupt

inability to pay debts

deprivation

the state of being deprived

taking, keeping away; need

famine

(an almost) complete lack of food in a region

hunger

hardship

(an instance of) serious suffering; difficult conditions

personal burden

lack

an absence of or need for (something)

deficiency, need

loss

failure to keep, maintain or use something

misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost

non-payment

a failure to pay (rent, a debt)

inability to pay debts

overdraft

an amount of money by which a bank account is overdrawn

inability to pay debts

penury

poverty

poverty

poorness

the absence of some necessary quality or element

want

poverty

the state of being poor

want; extreme need, often financial

privation

a lack of the necessities of life

deprivation

ruin

a destroyed state; a state of financial collapse; a building that has been destroyed

situation of devastation

shortness

deficiency, need

deficiency, need

squalor

a squalid state

filth, poverty

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