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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

PENURY

noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin penuria, paenuria want; perhaps akin to Latin paene almost
Date: 14th century
a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money), extreme and often niggardly frugality, see: poverty