Dictionary Definition
impoverishment
Noun
1 the state of having little or no money and few
or no material possessions [syn: poverty, poorness] [ant: wealth]
2 the act of making someone poor [syn: pauperization, pauperisation]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from Old French empoverirNoun
impoverishment- The action of impoverishing someone.
- The state of being impoverished.
Translations
action of impoverishing someone
state of being impoverished
- German: Verarmung
- Dutch: verarming