destitute
/ˈdestɪtjuːt/ adjectiveDefinition
› without money, food, a home, or possessions: During the global economic crisis many people were left destitute.
destitution noun [U] › Poverty and destitution are widespread in the country.(Definition of destitute adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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