POORHOUSE

Meaning of POORHOUSE in English

[noun] [C] [plural] poorhouses - (in the past) a building where extremely poor people could live and be fed. It was paid for by the public.Compare workhouse.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

POORHOUSE — noun Date: 1792 a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POORHOUSE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: poor (II) + house : a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — (n.) A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Английский словарь Webster
POORHOUSE — ( n. ) A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — /poor"hows'/ , n. , pl. poorhouses /-how'ziz/ . (formerly) an institution in which paupers were maintained at public expense. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — n. place for indigent people to stay at public expense
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
POORHOUSE — noun Date: 1792 : a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POORHOUSE — noun a dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.
Webster English vocab
POORHOUSE — ■ noun Brit. another term for workhouse .
Concise Oxford English vocab
POORHOUSE — [poor.house] n (1792): a place maintained at public expense to house needy or dependent persons
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POORHOUSE — poor|house BrE AmE ˈpɔː |haʊs ˈpʊə- AmE \ ˈpʊr- ˈpɔːr-, ˈpoʊr- ▷ poor|houses haʊz ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — / ˈpɔːhaʊs; ˈpʊə-; NAmE ˈpʊr-; ˈpɔːr-/ noun = workhouse
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — poor ‧ house /ˈpɔːhaʊs $ ˈpʊr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . the state of not having any money: If …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POORHOUSE — n. hist. = WORKHOUSE 1.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POORHOUSE — n. hist. = WORKHOUSE 1.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — n. hist. WORKHOUSE 1.
Oxford English vocab
POORHOUSE — also poor-house ( poorhouses) In former times in Britain, a poorhouse was an institution in which poor people could live. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — also poor-house (~s) In former times in Britain, a ~ was an institution in which poor people could live. It …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POORHOUSE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At best she'd be back in the poorhouse while he ... it didn't bear thinking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POORHOUSE — n. Workhouse, almshouse.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
POORHOUSE — (историческое) богадельня (историческое) работный дом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POORHOUSE — Богадельня
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
POORHOUSE — n ист. 1> богадельня 2> работный дом
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POORHOUSE — богадельня
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POORHOUSE — (n) богадельня; работный дом
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POORHOUSE — n ист. 1) богадельня 2) работный дом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
POORHOUSE — n ист. 1> богадельня 2> работный дом
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POORHOUSE — n. богадельня, работный дом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POORHOUSE — n. богадельня, работный дом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
POORHOUSE — богадельня
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
POORHOUSE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ hau ̇ s Function: noun Date: 1792 : a place maintained at public expense to house …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POORHOUSE — богадельня
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
POORHOUSE — (историческое) богадельня (историческое) работный дом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POORHOUSE — богадельня
Англо-Русский словарь

Cambridge English vocab

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