Resource-poor

/rɪˈzɔːrs pʊr/

संसाधन-वंचित

Origin & History

Modern compound adjective formed from resource + poor, popularized in development, public health, and policy writing to describe contexts with limited resources.

आधुनिक संयुक्त विशेषण (resource + poor), जो विकास, सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य और नीतिगत लेखन में उन संदर्भों के लिए प्रचलित हुआ जहाँ संसाधन सीमित होते हैं।

Definition

Describing a person, community, institution, or country that lacks adequate financial, material, or human resources, so services and opportunities are limited.

ऐसा व्यक्ति, समुदाय, संस्था या देश जिसके पास पर्याप्त धन, सामग्री, कर्मचारियों या बुनियादी ढाँचे जैसे संसाधन नहीं होते, जिससे सेवाएँ और अवसर सीमित हो जाते हैं।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The clinic serves resource-poor communities with limited access to medicine.
यह क्लिनिक संसाधन-वंचित समुदायों की सेवा करता है जहाँ दवाओं तक पहुँच सीमित है।

Usage Examples

In resource-poor settings, prevention can be more cost-effective than treatment.
The program was redesigned for resource-poor schools that lack computers and trained staff.
Small startups can be resource-poor but still innovate through partnerships.
Research in resource-poor regions often depends on low-cost, robust tools.

Synonyms

Under-resourced Resource-constrained Cash-strapped Low-income Impoverished Underfunded

Antonyms

Resource-rich Well-resourced Well-funded Affluent

Related Forms

Noun
Resource / Resources / Resource poverty
Verb
Resource (to resource a project) / Resourced / Resourcing
Adjective
Resource-poor / Resource-rich / Under-resourced / Resource-constrained

Idioms & Phrases

Resource-poor setting
संसाधन-वंचित परिवेश/परिस्थिति
Resource-poor environment
संसाधन-वंचित वातावरण
Resource-poor community
संसाधन-वंचित समुदाय