| absolute poverty | defined according to an absolute minimum standard, often called "poverty line" |
| relative poverty | means that you are poor in relation to those around you |
| income poverty | means that you are poor if you have less money that the defined poverty line for your country |
| human poverty | takes into account factors such as life expectancy, onfant malnutrition, illiteracy... |
| malnutrition | ill health caused by inadequate foor |
| illiteracy | inability to read or write |
| sanitation | systems for taking dirty water and waste from homes to ensure good hygiene |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in 1year, excluding from abroad |
| Gross National Product (GNP) | GDP plus money earned from abroad by companies cased in this countries |
| poverty allevation | reducing the level of poverty |
| debt servicing | paying back money owned on loans |
| penury | the state of being extremely poor |
| to live on (below) the breadline | to have the level of income of an extremely poor person |
| impoverished | poor, without much money to live on (zubożały) |
| destitute | without money, food, home or possessions (w nędzy) |
| deprived | not having the thingh necessary for a pleasent life - food, home, money |
| to live from hand to mouth | to have just enough money to live without suffering |
| money is tight | there is not much money |
| combined wealth | łączne bogactwo |
| overseas aid | pomoc zagraniczna |
| life expectancy | średnia długość życia |
| poverty line | a level of personal income defining the state of poverty |
| infant malnutrition | nidożywienie noworodków |
| trade deal | umowa handlowa |