• Scarcity

    Full definition of scarcity

    Noun

    scarcity

    (countable and uncountable; plural scarcitys)
    1. (uncountable) the condition of something being scarce or deficient
      • RamblerPraise ... owes its value to its scarcity.
    2. (countable) an inadequate amount of something; a shortagea scarcity of grain
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