Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with poverty in American Collocation
poverty
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very bad
These are countries rich in resources, but their people are suffering abject poverty.
affecting very many people
Unemployment is high and poverty is rife.
There is widespread poverty among mountain inhabitants.
hard to get rid of
The charity was established in response to the chronic poverty and environmental crisis in Africa.
in a particular area
The idea is a series of concerts to highlight global poverty.
compared to others
In Nigeria, 75 million people live in absolute poverty.
fight poverty
We are asking candidates what they and their party would do to tackle poverty.
reduce poverty
Increasing home ownership won’t alleviate poverty, he says.
get rid of poverty
Our goal is eradicating child poverty.
increase poverty
Water related diseases exacerbate poverty and threaten lives.
experience poverty
Lone parents and their children are more likely to experience poverty and ill health.
escape from poverty
Emma dreams of escaping the poverty of the East End.
additional problems
Lack of education prevents better job opportunities, confining yet another generation to a life of poverty and hunger.
inequality or unfairness
The new president expressed his intention to deal with poverty and inequality in Brazil.
suffering or bad conditions
He was horrified at the poverty and misery of these women.