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penniless

/'pɛnilɪs/

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adjective
not having enough money to pay for necessities
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hard up impecunious in straitened circumstances penurious pinched poor

Definition that contains penniless

begging a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
beggary a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
mendicancy a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)