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Meaning of deserving poor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Poor people who are incapable of providing for themselves and thus seen as legitimate recipients of charity.

dated, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Deutsch Hausarmer

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Deservingly deservingness Deservings desethylamiodarone desethylation desethylchloroquine

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