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    pen·u·ry
    /ˈpenyərē/

    noun

    • 1. extreme poverty; destitution: "he died in a state of virtual penury"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penuryPenury Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PENURY is a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money); especially : severe poverty. How to use penury in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENURY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigence formal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › penuryPENURY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Penury definition: extreme poverty; destitution.. See examples of PENURY used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › penuryPenury - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Penury means extreme poverty to the point of homelessness and begging in the streets. Economic downturns, job loss, shopping sprees, and weekends at the high rollers' table in Vegas can lead to penury.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPENURY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    the state of being extremely poor. Synonyms. indigence formal. need. poverty. (Definition of penury from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of penury. penury.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpenury noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of penury noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENURY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    penury. (penjʊri ) uncountable noun. Penury is the state of being extremely poor. [formal] He was brought up in penury, without education. Synonyms: poverty, want, need, privation [formal] More Synonyms of penury. More Synonyms of penury. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › penuryPenury Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Lack of money, property, or necessities; extreme poverty; destitution. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A lack of something; a dearth; barrenness; insufficiency. Wiktionary. Synonyms: pauperization. pauperism. need. indigence. destitution. bankruptcy. want. privation. penuriousness. pennilessness. neediness. impoverishment.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › penuryPenury - definition of penury by The Free Dictionary

    Define penury. penury synonyms, penury pronunciation, penury translation, English dictionary definition of penury. n. Extreme want or poverty; destitution. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › penurypenury - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 24, 2024 · penury (usually uncountable, plural penuries) Extreme want; poverty; destitution . (now chiefly poetic) A lack of something; a dearth . Synonyms: barrenness, insufficiency.