scarcity
About 4.03 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- noun An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
a scarcity of grain
Similar words
scarceness scarce dearth paucity shortage penury poverty indigence deficit deficiency
Often followed by
of and in is or value was to that
Word family
scarcities
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