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41Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility — The Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) is an arm of the International Monetary Fund which lends to the world s poorest countries. It was created in September 1999, replacing the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility.PRGF supported… …
42poverty — n. 1 the state of being poor; want of the necessities of life. 2 (often foll. by of, in) scarcity or lack. 3 inferiority, poorness, meanness. 4 Eccl. renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property. Phrases and idioms: poverty line… …
43Level Plains, Alabama — Infobox Settlement official name = Level Plains, Alabama settlement type = Town imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location in Dale County and the state of Alabama mapsize1 = map… …
44poverty line — /ˈpɒvəti laɪn/ (say povuhtee luyn) noun 1. the lowest income level at which it is possible to maintain an adequate standard of living: many live below the poverty line. –phrase 2. on the poverty line, Colloquial very poor …
45poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty. * * * …
46poverty line — noun the estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life …
47War on Poverty — The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national… …
48live in poverty — verb a) having a cash income below the poverty level Despite the economic recovery, the percentage of the U.S. population living in poverty rose to 12.5 percent in 2003 b) living in poverty, i.e., leading a life on the same economic level as… …
49the poverty line — UK US noun [S] (US also the poverty level) ECONOMICS ► the official level of income that is needed to achieve a basic living standard with enough money for things such as food, clothing, and a place to live: live above/below the poverty line… …
50the poverty line — the level of income that makes it possible for a person to pay for basic food, clothing, and shelter Many families in the city are living below/at the poverty line. called also poverty level • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
