different between poverty vs unemployment

English

Etymology

From Middle English poverte, from Old French poverté (Modern French pauvreté), from Latin paupert?s, from pauper (“poor”) + -tas (“noun of state suffix”). Cognates include pauper, poor.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?v?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??v?ti/

Noun

poverty (usually uncountable, plural poverties)

1. The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
2. Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:poverty

Antonyms

• See also Thesaurus:wealth

Derived terms

• energy poverty
• period poverty
• poverty line
• poverty of the stimulus
• poverty-ridden
• poverty-stricken
• primary poverty
• secondary poverty
• transport poverty

Related terms

• poor
• poorness

Translations

See also

• aporophobia

English

Etymology

un- +? employment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n.?m?pl??.m?nt/

Noun

unemployment (countable and uncountable, plural unemployments)

1. The state of having no job; joblessness.

   Unemployment made Jack depressed.

2. The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

   Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.

3. The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

   Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.

4. (countable) A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

   All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.

5. (countable) An instance or period of joblessness.

   Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use.

Synonyms

• joblessness, worklessness, unwork

Antonyms

• employment

Derived terms

Related terms

• unemployed

Translations

Further reading

• "unemployment" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 325.