poor BrE AmE pɔː pʊə AmE pʊ ə r pɔːr, poʊr
— Preference poll, British English: pɔː 74%, pʊə 26% (born before 1942: 41%). See chart on p.628. pɔː 82%, pʊə 18%.
▷ poorer ˈpɔːr ə ˈpʊər- AmE ˈpʊr ə r ˈpɔːr-, ˈpoʊr-
▷ poorest ˈpɔːr ɪst ˈpʊər-, -əst AmE \ ˈpʊr əst ˈpɔːr-, ˈpoʊr-
▶ ˈ poor box BrE AmE
▶ ˈ poor law BrE AmE
▶ ˌ poor re ˈ lation BrE AmE
▶ ˌ poor ˈ white BrE AmE