Meanings
nounPoverty premium (plural Poverty premiums)
plural Poverty premiums
- The higher prices that people on low incomes often have to pay for basic goods and services.
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Poverty premium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poverty%20premium
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