antipoverty

American  

[an-tee-pov-er-tee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈpɒv ər ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

adjective

1. designed or directed to reduce or abolish poverty (used especially in describing certain governmental programs).

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Etymology

Origin of antipoverty

anti- + poverty

Example Sentences

But even if we accept Mr. Albertus’s view that “our lives today are determined by the choices that were made when the land shifted hands” over the past two centuries, it does not follow that shifting land around is more effective an antipoverty tool than, say, investing in education or urban sanitation.

From The Wall Street Journal

His dream of springboarding into politics with an antipoverty message was fizzling, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

They’re invariably aimed at antipoverty programs.

From Los Angeles Times

Workers who made less than $63,398 last year may qualify for the federal earned income tax credit, which is one of the government’s largest antipoverty programs.

From Los Angeles Times

She was a student in one of Chicago’s inaugural Head Start classes, when the antipoverty program, which aimed to help children succeed by providing them a first-rate preschool education, was in its infancy.

From Seattle Times