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• time-poor — ˌtime ˈpoor 8 [time poor] adjective having very little or no free time because you work all the time • time poor business owners • products for customers who are time poor but cash rich …   Useful english dictionary

• time-poor — adj BrE someone who is time poor does not have very much free time because they work all day and often work in the evenings too …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• time-poor — /taɪm ˈpɔ/ (say tuym paw) adjective Also, time poor. 1. short of time to spend as one wishes outside of work hours, although often not handicapped by lack of funds. –noun 2. the time poor, those who are in this situation. Compare time rich …  

• Money-rich, time-poor — is an expression which arose in Britain at the end of the 20th century to describe groups of people who, whilst having a high disposable income through well paid employment, have relatively little leisure time as a result. The phrase is still in… …   Wikipedia

• poor-mouth — 1. tv. to speak ill of someone. (See also bad mouth.) □ Please don’t poor mouth my brother. □ There’s no need to poor mouth your clothing. 2. in. to speak repeatedly of how little money one has; to plead poverty. □ She’s got money, but she’s… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• -poor — a word element indicating a lack of a specified substance, attribute, etc., as in carbon poor soil, time poor parents …  

• time-rich — /taɪm ˈrɪtʃ/ (say tuym rich) adjective Also, time rich. 1. with plenty of time to devote to whatever one chooses to do, although not necessarily with the funds to do it. –noun 2. the time rich, those in this situation. Compare time poor …  

• Poor Laws — • Those legal enactments which have been made at various periods of the world s history in many countries for the relief of various forms of distress and sickness prevailing amongst the destitute. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Poor Clares — • The second order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Clares     Poor Clares     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Poor Catholics — • A religious mendicant order, organized in 1208, to reunite the Waldenses with the Church and combat heresies such as Albigensianism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poor Catholics     Poor Catholics …   Catholic encyclopedia