Meaning & use
poor
Lacking sufficient money or resources to live comfortably; also, of low quality or standard.
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Growing up poor taught her to value what little her family had.
The restaurant closed after receiving consistently poor reviews from customers.
A note on using this word
Poor describes lack of money in one sense and low quality in another; context usually makes the meaning clear.
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