poverty trap
NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P
poverty trap is a valid 12-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3O1V4E1R1T1Y4T1R1A1P3
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does poverty trap mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off.
BROADER