Idiom
land poor
Meaning
In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They own a large farm but are land poor.”
“Despite owning hundreds of acres of valuable property, the family is land poor and struggles to pay their monthly bills.”
“The aristocrat lived in a crumbling estate, land poor and unable to afford the taxes required to maintain his ancestral legacy.”
Examples
simple
“They own a large farm but are land poor.”
contextual
“Despite owning hundreds of acres of valuable property, the family is land poor and struggles to pay their monthly bills.”
complex
“The aristocrat lived in a crumbling estate, land poor and unable to afford the taxes required to maintain his ancestral legacy.”
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