Meanings
nounpoverty trap (plural poverty traps)
plural poverty traps
- A self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
Antonyms: generational wealth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA self-reinforcing cycle which allows poverty to persist.
Opposite
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 貧困陷阱 /贫困陷阱
- 貧困陷阱 /贫困陷阱 (pínkùn xiànjǐng)cycle which allows poverty to persist
Finnish köyhyysloukku
- köyhyysloukkucycle which allows poverty to persist
German Armutsfalle
- Armutsfallecycle which allows poverty to persist
Greek παγίδα της φτώχιας
- παγίδα της φτώχιας (pagída tis ftóchias)cycle which allows poverty to persist
Polish błędne koło ubóstwa
- błędne koło ubóstwacycle which allows poverty to persist
Portuguese ciclo da pobreza
- ciclo da pobrezacycle which allows poverty to persist
Russian лову́шка бе́дности, лову́шка нищеты́
- лову́шка бе́дности (lovúška bédnosti)cycle which allows poverty to persist
- лову́шка нищеты́ (lovúška niščetý)cycle which allows poverty to persist
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APA
poverty trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poverty%20trap
MLA
“poverty trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poverty%20trap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poverty trap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poverty%20trap.
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