The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.

synonyms: poorness, poverty.

Dutch: kommer, verarming, armoe, armoede, armoedigheid, armzaligheid, behoeftigheid, nood, nooddruft
Polish: ubóstwo, bieda, niedostatek, niezamożność, mortus, zubożenie

The act of making someone poor.

synonyms: pauperisation, pauperization.

Polish: pauperyzowanie