PENURY
(noun) a state of extreme poverty or destitution
"their indigence appalled him", "a general state of need exists among the homeless"
synonyms : indigence , need , pauperism , pauperizationHe was forced to live in near penury. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for penury
(Tag: ) pen+ru(pee).........no rupee to buy a pen
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(Tag: ) pen (penny) + ury (uri means ud gayi in hindi) means penny penny ud gayi matlab poverty
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(Tag: telugu) in telugu ury means hanging urself,so no mny to buy a pen also so ury veskunadu
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(Tag: ) penniless
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(Tag: pisinari(telugu)) penury sounds like pisinari in telugu language which means very stingy to spend money or even poor
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(Tag: ) Imagine a poor person dropping all his PENNIES in a men's bathroom and some of them roll into the URNAL.
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(Tag: ) Penury-Consider the person who puts Urine in pen istead of ink beacause of his poverty
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(Tag: manure) penury = live in manure
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(Tag: ) pen + ury(sounds noorie) >>> noorie doesn have money to buy a pen also.. she is that poor...
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(Tag: ) penury-pe(e)+noorie ,because you nooiri is ver poor
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(Tag: EN) doesnt have any peny!!
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(Tag: english) penury -peon which is the low post holder in the office ,so has to spend his life in the poverty
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(Tag: penury) pe is a rich person who usually "pe" on nooriie who belongs to poor family
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