period poverty

noun

The state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).

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Meanings

nounperiod poverty (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).

    The most obvious population of menstruators affected by period poverty is homeless women, who struggle to afford any basic necessity, including shelter. And as we just discussed, period poverty for homeless women can be dangerous and detrimental to their health.

    2018, Nadya Okamoto, Period Power, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 132

Translations

Arabic فقر الدورة الشهرية
  • فقر الدورة الشهرية (faqr ad-dawrah ash-shahriyyah)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 月經貧困 /月经贫困
  • 月經貧困 /月经贫困 (yuèjīng pínkùn)Translations
Hindi माहवारी निर्धनता, मासिक धर्म दरिद्रता
  • माहवारी निर्धनता (māhvārī nirdhantā)Translations
  • मासिक धर्म दरिद्रता (māsik dharm daridratā)Translations
Japanese 生理の貧困
  • 生理の貧困 (seiri no hinkon)Translations
Swedish mensfattigdom
  • mensfattigdomTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

period poverty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20poverty

MLA

“period poverty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20poverty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “period poverty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/period%20poverty.

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