POOR definition: 1. having little money and/or few possessions: 2. to have very little of a particular substance or…. Learn more.

The meaning of POOR is lacking material possessions. How to use poor in a sentence.

If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.

Poor describes having little of something. If you lack needed food and shelter, you're poor, and if you fall below a standard or don't even try, you're giving a poor performance. Empty pockets …

Poor, impecunious, impoverished, penniless refer to those lacking money. Poor is the simple term for the condition of lacking means to obtain the comforts of life: a very poor family. …

POOR meaning: 1 : having little money or few possessions not having enough money for the basic things that people need to live properly; 2 : having a very small amount of something …

What does the word poor mean? There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word poor . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.