scarcity
noun/ˈskeəsəti/
/ˈskersəti/
[uncountable, countable] (plural scarcities)
- if there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it synonym shortage
- a time of scarcity
- a scarcity of resources
Extra Examples- In times of scarcity, lions will travel great distances in search of food.
- Old properties in the town have acquired a scarcity value.
- There is a great scarcity of food in the drought-stricken areas.
- The job was made more difficult because of a scarcity of data.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- growing
- increasing
- …
- value
- scarcity of
- in times of scarcity
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