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 Synonym : workhouse

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