絶ぜっ対たい的てき貧ひん困こん

noun

absolute poverty

Technical term in economics and development studies, referring to a condition where a person lacks the minimum resources to meet basic human needs such as food, safe drinking water, sanitation, health, shelter, and education.

• 絶ぜっ対たい的てき貧ひん困こんは、一いちにちいち日てんきゅうぜ1.90ドル未満ろどるみまんで生せい活かつする状じょう態たいと定てい義ぎされることが多おおい。

  Absolute poverty is often defined as living on less than $1.90 a day.

• この地ち域いきでは、絶ぜっ対たい的てき貧ひん困こんの撲ぼく滅めつが最さい優ゆう先せん課か題だいだ。

  In this region, eradicating absolute poverty is the top priority.