Definition of scarcity in English:

scarcity

nounPlural scarcities ˈskɛːsɪtiˈskɛrsədi

mass noun

The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
a time of scarcity
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:

scarcity

nounˈskersədēˈskɛrsədi

The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
a time of scarcity
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

单词	scarcity
释义	Definition of scarcity in English: scarcity nounPlural scarcities ˈskɛːsɪtiˈskɛrsədi mass noun The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. a time of scarcity 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: scarcity nounˈskersədēˈskɛrsədi The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. a time of scarcity 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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