Poorhouse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpɔːrhaʊs|
Brit.
|ˈpɔːhaʊs|
noun
- an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
Extra examples
If Jimmy keeps spending like this, he's going to end up in the poorhouse.
Word forms
noun
singular: poorhouse
plural: poorhouses
singular: poorhouse
plural: poorhouses
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