SCARCITY


Meaning of SCARCITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skeə(r)sɪti ]

( scarcities)

If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it. ( FORMAL )

...an ever increasing scarcity of water.

= shortage

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