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scarcity
scar·ci·ty S0124500 (skâr′sĭ-tē)n. pl. scar·ci·ties 1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage: a scarcity of food that was caused by drought.2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence: antiques that are valued for their scarcity.scarcity (ˈskɛəsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. inadequate supply; dearth; paucity2. rarity or infrequent occurrencescar•ci•ty (ˈskɛər sɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth. 2. rarity; infrequency. [1300–50; Middle English scarsete(e) < Old North French escarsete. See scarce, -ity] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scarcity - a small and inadequate amountscarcenessinadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"paucity, dearth - an insufficient quantity or numberinfrequency, rareness, rarity - noteworthy scarcityabundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" |
scarcitynoun shortage, lack, deficiency, poverty, want, dearth, paucity, insufficiency, infrequency, undersupply, rareness an ever-increasing scarcity of water
excess, surplus, abundance, glut, surfeit, superfluityscarcitynounThe condition or fact of being deficient:defect, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scantness, scarceness, shortage, shortcoming, shortfall, underage.Translationsscarce (skeəs) adjective not many or enough in number. Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought. 罕見的，少之又少的 罕见的，缺乏的 ˈscarcely adverb1. only just; not quite. Speak louder please – I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on. 幾乎不，幾乎沒有 几乎不2. used to suggest that something is unreasonable. You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill. 怎麼可以(用來指出無理的事) 实在不应该ˈscarcity noun (a) lack or shortage. a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity. 缺乏 缺乏make oneself scarce to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble. As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce. (尤指為避開麻煩)溜走，置身事外 溜走scarcity
ScarcityIn classical economics, the fact that resources are limited while desires are unlimited. The existence of scarcity requires the efficient allocation of resources and drives innovation to work around limitations. That is, scarcity often refers to trading one good or service for another, but it may cause an economic actor to invent something that will satisfy as many desires as possible. See also: Land, labor, and capital.scarcity the limited availability of economic resources (FACTORS OF PRODUCTION) relative to society's unlimited demand for GOODS and SERVICES. See ECONOMICS.scarcity
Synonyms for scarcitynoun shortageSynonyms- shortage
- lack
- deficiency
- poverty
- want
- dearth
- paucity
- insufficiency
- infrequency
- undersupply
- rareness
Antonyms- excess
- surplus
- abundance
- glut
- surfeit
- superfluity
Synonyms for scarcitynoun the condition or fact of being deficientSynonyms- defect
- deficiency
- deficit
- inadequacy
- insufficiency
- lack
- paucity
- poverty
- scantiness
- scantness
- scarceness
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- underage
Synonyms for scarcitynoun a small and inadequate amountSynonymsRelated Words- inadequacy
- deficiency
- insufficiency
- paucity
- dearth
- infrequency
- rareness
- rarity
Antonyms- abundance
- copiousness
- teemingness
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