POORER

Meaning of POORER in English

comparative of poor

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

POORER — earmra, earmra
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
POORER — Более
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POORER — Более
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REGRESSIVE TAX — tax levied at a rate that decreases as its base increases. Regressivity is considered undesirable in taxation because it forces …
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BOUNTY SYSTEM — in U.S. history, program of cash bonuses paid to entice enlistees into the army; the system was much abused, particularly …
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POOR — poor S1 W1 /pɔː $ pʊr/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative poorer , superlative poorest ) [ Date: 1100-1200 ; …
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HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
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WEALTHY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a poor/wealthy district (= where a lot of people are poor/rich ) ▪ He lived …
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UNPLEASANT
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TOP
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STANDARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a level/standard/degree of competence ▪ The trainees are expected to acquire a basic level …
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POOR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad/poor investment ▪ The shares turned out to be a poor investment. a bad/poor/disastrous …
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PEASANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a peasant revolt (= by people who work on farms ) ▪ This was the …
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NORTHERN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a southern/northern accent ▪ He spoke with a lovely soft southern accent. northern hemisphere Northern …
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NATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a member state/country/nation (= a country that belongs to an international organization ) ▪ the …
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MEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of …
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IMMIGRANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES illegal immigrant illegal immigrants ▪ An estimated seven million illegal immigrants are brought into Europe …
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HOUSEHOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a domestic/household pet ▪ Cats and other domestic pets give their owners a lot …
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HARDSHIP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES impose a burden/hardship etc (on sb/sth) ▪ Military spending imposes a huge strain on the …
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GRAIN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES go against the grain (= are not what I would normally choose to do ) …
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GOOD
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EXPENDITURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES additional costs/expenditure etc ▪ An additional charge is made on baggage exceeding the weight allowance. …
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EQUALITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Equality And Human Rights Commission, the gender equality (= when men and women are treated …
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DISTRICT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES district attorney district council district court district nurse garment industry/factory/district etc ▪ She works in …
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