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Definition of scarcity in English: scarcitynounPlural scarcities ˈskɛːsɪtiˈskɛrsədi mass nounThe state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. the growing scarcity of resources Example sentencesExamples - Such is the official apathy that drought and food scarcities have found little space for intellectual discussions and strategic planning.
- This lack of scarcity makes this concert even sillier, as there is nothing special about it.
- In general, beech nuts have been regarded as food for humans in times of famine or scarcity.
- It should not be relegated to a matter that was only given close attention in times of drought and water scarcity.
- In a market economy it is as easy to fall as to rise, but in periods of scarcity and famine, easier to survive within such a system than outside it.
Synonyms shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness, meagreness, sparseness, scantiness, poverty deficiency, inadequacy, limitedness unavailability, absence rare exiguity, exiguousness rarity, rareness, infrequency, sparseness, uncommonness, unusualness
Definition of scarcity in US English: scarcitynounˈskersədēˈskɛrsədi The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. the growing scarcity of resources Example sentencesExamples - This lack of scarcity makes this concert even sillier, as there is nothing special about it.
- In a market economy it is as easy to fall as to rise, but in periods of scarcity and famine, easier to survive within such a system than outside it.
- In general, beech nuts have been regarded as food for humans in times of famine or scarcity.
- It should not be relegated to a matter that was only given close attention in times of drought and water scarcity.
- Such is the official apathy that drought and food scarcities have found little space for intellectual discussions and strategic planning.
Synonyms shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness, meagreness, sparseness, scantiness, poverty rarity, rareness, infrequency, sparseness, uncommonness, unusualness
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