Tra từ poverty - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pov·erty BrE [ˈpɒvəti] NAmE [ˈpɑːvərti] noun
1. uncountable the state of being poor
•conditions of abject/extreme poverty
•to alleviate/relieve poverty
•Many elderly people live in poverty.
2. uncountable, singular a lack of sth; poor quality
•There is a poverty of colour in her work.

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French poverte, from Latin paupertas, from pauper ‘poor’.

Thesaurus:
poverty [poverty] noun U
•Land reform could alleviate rural poverty.
need • • hardship • • deprivation • • destitution • |formal privation •
Opp: wealth
in need/poverty/hardship/destitution
need/poverty/hardship/deprivation among…
endure/suffer poverty/deprivation/privation

Collocations:
International relations
Trade
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
form/join a trading bloc
live in/compete in a global/the world economy
support/promote free trade
adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)
have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
require/use/conduct diplomacy
establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
compromise/endanger/protect national security
justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention
threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
close/protect/secure/patrol the border
lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
send/provide/request/cut off military aid
bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels
fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty

Example Bank:
•His work displays a poverty of imagination.
•Most of the population lives in grinding poverty.
•a plan to eradicate urban poverty
•families living below the poverty line/level
•his struggle to escape the grinding poverty of his childhood
•the true extent of poverty among the unemployed
•Land reform would help to alleviate rural poverty.
•Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are facing a future of grinding poverty.
•The poorest families remained caught in the poverty trap.
•There are millions living on incomes below the poverty line.
•Thousands of families are living in abject/dire poverty in the shanty towns.