poverty trap

/ˌpɑvərdi træp/
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Other forms: poverty traps

Definitions of poverty trap
  1. noun
    a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off
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    type of:
    position, situation
    a condition or position in which you find yourself
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