impoverishment

US //ˌɪmˈpɑvɹɪʃmənt// UK //ɪmpˈɒvəɹɪʃmənt// im·pov·er·ish·ment

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman empoverissement, from the Old French verb empoverir. By surface analysis, impoverish + -ment.