pauperisation

/ˌpɔːpəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of becoming very poor or being made poor.
    • The pauperisation of the rural population followed the drought.
    • Historians study the pauperisation that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.
    • Economic policies led to the pauperisation of the working class.
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