absolute poverty	poverty defined according to an absolute minimum standard, often called the 'poverty line'
relative poverty	when a person is poor in relation to those around him
income poverty	when sb is poor because he has less money than the defined poverty line for his country
human poverty	poverty that takes into account other factors (life expectancy, infant malnutrition, illiteracy)
malnutrition	ill health caused by inadequate food
illiteracy	inability to read and write
sanitation	systems for taking dirty water and wastes from homes to ensure good hygiene
Gross Domestic Product	GDP the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year
Gross National Product	GDP + money earned from abroad by companies based in that country
poverty alleviation	reducing the level of poverty
debt servicing	paying back money owed on loans
penury	the state of beng extremely poor
to live on the breadline	to have the level of income of an extremely poor person
impoverished	poor, without much money to live on
destitute	without money, food, home, possessions
deprived	not having the things necessary for pleasant life - food, home, money
to live from hand to mouth	to have just enough money to live without suffering
money has been tight	expression: there has not been much money