Definition
paupering
verb
- the act of making someone poor or reducing them to poverty
Usage: present participle of 'pauper' (used as a verb); formal or literary
Examples
- The economic collapse was paupering families across the region.
- High medical bills are paupering many middle-class households.
- The war left the country paupering its citizens through heavy taxation.
- Unfair trade practices were paupering local farmers.
- The landlord's rent increases were paupering the tenants.