scar ‧ ci ‧ ty /ˈskeəsəti, ˈskeəsɪti $ ˈsker-/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
a situation in which there is not enough of something SYN lack
scarcity of
the scarcity of employment opportunities
scar ‧ ci ‧ ty /ˈskeəsəti, ˈskeəsɪti $ ˈsker-/ BrE AmE noun [singular]
a situation in which there is not enough of something SYN lack
scarcity of
the scarcity of employment opportunities
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012