Someone who is poor has very little money and few possessions.

The people in a poor country or area have very little money and few possessions.

You use poor to express your sympathy for someone.

If you describe something as poor, you mean that it is of a low quality or standard or that it is in bad condition.

If you describe an amount, rate, or number as poor, you mean that it is less than expected or less than is considered reasonable.

You use poor to describe someone who is not very skilful in a particular activity.

If something is poor in a particular quality or substance, it contains very little of the quality or substance.