Meaning of Indigent | Babel Free
ˈɪndɪd͡ʒəntDefinitions
A person in need, or in poverty.
Equivalents
العربية
فقير
বাংলা
মুহতাজ
Català
indigent
Deutsch
Arm
Arme
Armen
Armer
bedürftig
Bedürftiger
hilfsbedürftig
mittellos
Not leidend
notleidend
notleidender
Español
indigente
Gaeilge
daibhir
עברית
הגיע עד פת לחם
Italiano
indigente
日本語
貧乏人
Latina
indigens
Português
indigente
Examples
“I liked the streets best, so I walked and stared, and slept in a Salvation Army hostel for indigents. But I was no indigent; I was rich in feeling, and that was a luxury I had rarely known.”
“The influx of indigents overwhelmed the city's meagre social services and affordable accommodation.”
“Then in 2005 a Republican-led Congress passed a bill requiring millions of low-income people to pay higher co-payments and premiums under Medicaid. The result was that many more indigents had to forgo care.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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