Poverty trap
Poverty trap 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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Position and poverty trap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun phrase "Poverty trap".
Position
Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Poverty trap and position are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Poverty trap" with "Position", this terms are similar.
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Position and Poverty trap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poverty_trap/position
Poverty trap & Position. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poverty_trap/position>.
Position or Poverty trap. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poverty_trap/position.
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