1. having no property or possessions; owning nothing
Usage: formal; often used in economic or political contexts

Examples

• The propertyless workers had no assets to fall back on during the economic crisis.
• Many propertyless families struggled to secure housing in the expensive city.
• The revolution was led by the propertyless masses against the wealthy elite.
• Being propertyless, she had to rent everything from furniture to appliances.
• The propertyless class made up the majority of the population in the industrial town.
• Without inheritance, he remained propertyless throughout his youth.