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PENNILESS definition: 1. having no money: 2. having no money: 3. without any money at all: . Learn more.
The meaning of PENNILESS is destitute of money. How to use penniless in a sentence.
Very poor; almost totally without money.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Someone who's penniless is very poor — they barely have enough money to pay for basics like food and shelter. If you're penniless, it can be tempting to buy a lottery ticket — but your odds of winning are terrible.
He died penniless in Paris. hard up (informal) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student. Patterns. poor/ disadvantaged/ needy/ impoverished/ deprived/ penniless/ hard-up people/ families; poor/ disadvantaged/ needy/ impoverished/ deprived areas
penniless. (pɛnilɪs ) adjective. Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all. They'd soon be penniless and homeless if she couldn't find suitable work. Synonyms: poor, broke [informal], bankrupt, impoverished More Synonyms of penniless. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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penniless (literary) having no money; very poor: He died penniless in Paris. hard up ( informal ) having very little money, especially for a short period of time: I was always hard up as a student. Patterns
