sufficiency
pronunciation
How to pronounce sufficiency in British English:
UK [səˈfɪʃnsi]
How to pronounce sufficiency in American English:
US [səˈfɪʃənsi]
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- Noun:
- sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations
- an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
- the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
Word Origin
- sufficiency (n.)
- late 15c., from Late Latin sufficientia, from Latin sufficiens "adequate" (see sufficient) + -cy. Sufficience is from late 14c.
Example
- 1. Evaluate the relevance , sufficiency and competence of evidence .
- 2. Or is growth a process which is itself desirable and is supposed to go on forever ? Right now nobody defines a state of sufficiency .
- 3. Evaluate the relevance , sufficiency , and competence of evidence .
- 4. You will be like paul : " I am ready for anything and equal to anything through him who infuses inner strength into me , that is , I am self-sufficient in christ 's sufficiency . "
- 5. Article 7 certified public accountants should have professional skepticism and be able to use professional judgment to assess the sufficiency and appropriateness of audit evidence .