ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpirən(t)s noun
1. : the act or an instance of disappearing : removal from sight : vanishing
the disappearance of his name from the list of players
the disappearance of stately old mansions
made a sudden disappearance from the party
2. : the depletion or diminution of world or national stocks or supplies (as of cotton, wheat)
with the present rate of disappearance the national marketing quota for the new crop of cotton would be 10 million bales
also : the amount of such depletion
the total annual disappearance of wheat averaged 721 million bushels