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English noun: poverty trap

1. poverty trap (state) a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off


Broader (hypernym)position, situation


Domain regionBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland









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