scarcity
pronunciation
How to pronounce scarcity in British English:
UK [ˈskeəsəti]
How to pronounce scarcity in American English:
US [ˈskersəti]
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- Noun:
- a small and inadequate amount
Word Origin
- scarcity (n.)
- c. 1300, from Old North French escarcete (Old French escharsete), from eschars (see scarce).
Example
- 1. Rising prices or faltering mines do not equal scarcity .
- 2. It probably arose as an adaptation to scarcity of nutrients .
- 3. The new executive order tries to alleviate a dire scarcity of drugs .
- 4. Scarcity does seem to be feeding the frenzy .
- 5. The pack of lions exist in a world of scarcity .