propertyless
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- adjective
- /ˈprɒpərtiˌlɛs/
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- In the community, the propertyless often received assistance through local charities to help them secure basic necessities.
Examples
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The manhood suffrage movement of the early nineteenth century turned to the Declaration's principles of equality to vindicate the right of propertyless white men to vote.
Blog text (23) -
During the economic downturn, many families found themselves propertyless and struggling to make ends meet.
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For example, the industrial age inaugurated large-scale production in the post-feudal economy in which propertyless workers sold their services in exchange for much-needed wages.
Academic text (2008) -
For example, Carole Pateman has argued that the Lockean social contract does not include women, since women in the seventeenth century were a propertyless class and, as such, had no basis to consent.
Academic text (1996) -
Listed in the 1860 federal census as a propertyless bricklayer with five children under the age of ten, McFarland probably decided to agree to such an arrangement because of both his poverty and familial responsibilities.
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The documentary highlighted the challenges faced by propertyless individuals living in urban areas without adequate support.
Synonyms
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Having little money or possessions
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People or places that have very little money and few things they need
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Completely without something that is needed or wanted
Not owning land or other valuable things
People who lose their home, land, or property because others force them out
Not having much money or valuable things
Antonyms
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Etymology
Propertyless is simply property + -less: property means 'things you own' and -less means 'without', as in homeless. So, propertyless means someone who does not own property or other possessions.