poorhouse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++poor·house /ˈpɔːhaʊs $ ˈpʊr-/ noun [countable] 1 the state of not having any money 一贫如洗 If Jimmy keeps spending like this, he’s going to end up in the poorhouse. 吉米要是一直这样花钱，到头来会身无分文。2. PEWa building where very poor people in the past could live and be fed, which was paid for with public money 〔旧时的〕济贫院 SYN workhouse
Examples from the Corpus
poorhouse• Sanitation was primitive and the poorhouses in regular use.• When that breaks down, they're sent to what used to be the poorhouse.• Having exhausted her savings, Annie Taylor now faced the poorhouse.• At best she'd be back in the poorhouse while he ... it didn't bear thinking of.poor·house nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of any the state having money not
poorhouse
poor‧house /ˈpɔːhaʊs $ ˈpʊr-/
noun [countable]
1. the state of not having any money:
If Jimmy keeps spending like this, he’s going to end up in the poorhouse.
2. a building where very poor people in the past could live and be fed, which was paid for with public money
SYN workhouse
poor‧house /ˈpɔːhaʊs $ ˈpʊr-/
noun [countable]1. the state of not having any money:
2. a building where very poor people in the past could live and be fed, which was paid for with public money
SYN workhouse