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Poor means having little money or belongings, or lacking something. (adjective)

  1. An example of poor is living below the poverty line.
  2. An example of poor used as an adjective is the phrase poor communication skills which means that a person cannot communicate well with others.

Poor means people with little to no money or belongings. (noun)

An example of the poor is everyone who lives in poverty.

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See poor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See poor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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