SCARCITY


Meaning of SCARCITY in English

/skair"si tee/ , n. , pl. scarcities .

1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.

2. rarity; infrequency.

[ 1300-50; ME scarsete ( e ) escarsete. See SCARCE, -ITY ]

Syn. 1. shortage, want, lack, paucity.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .