word
poverty trap
POV-er-tee TRAP
ˈpɒvərti træpListen
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Syllable breakdown
povertytrap
Dictionary meaning
self-reinforcing mechanism that causes poverty to persist; a cycle where being poor makes it harder to escape poverty
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