penury

As nouns the difference between penury and penalty

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while penalty is .

As nouns the difference between plenary and penury

is that plenary is plenary session while penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution.

As an adjective plenary

is fully attended; for everyone's attendance.

Penury is a related term of insolvency.

As nouns the difference between penury and insolvency

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while insolvency is the condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency.

Extremity is a related term of penury.

As nouns the difference between extremity and penury

is that extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something while penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution.

Penury is a related term of scantiness.

As nouns the difference between penury and scantiness

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while scantiness is (uncountable) the quality of being scanty.

Scarcenessscarcity is a synonym of penury.

As a noun penury is

extreme want; poverty; destitution.

As nouns the difference between penury and pauperisation

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while pauperisation is pauperization.

As nouns the difference between penury and money

is that penury is extreme want; poverty; destitution while money is a legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.