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Meanings of
scarcity
in English
Russian
ограниченность ресурсов
Portuguese
escassez
Spanish
escaso
Catalan
escassetat
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A lack or short supply.
shortage
dearth
paucity
Russian
ограниченность ресурсов
Portuguese
escassez
Catalan
escassetat
Spanish
escasez
Back to the meaning
A small and inadequate amount.
scarceness
abundance
Portuguese
escassez
Usage of
scarcity
in English
1
Climate change is increasing the levels of water
scarcity
in under-developed regions.
2
Thus the property benefits from its
scarcity
value, given its prime location.
3
Perhaps ultimately even more important is the global
scarcity
of fresh water.
4
Water
scarcity
has been one component driving Syria's civil war, he said.
5
Baghdad municipality last month said the
scarcity
would end within two years.
6
This property is of high quality and has a high
scarcity
value.
7
This
scarcity
is especially evident for adults and severe forms of HD.
8
In general, there is always a
scarcity
some part of the year.
9
The
scarcity
of provisions, in 1766, excited the murmurs of the poor.
10
You know already about the
scarcity
of water in the desert region.
11
The
scarcity
of detail provided in that background again shows shrewd restraint.
12
No need to lament a
scarcity
that's in your hands to change.
13
There is a good deal of complaint of a
scarcity
of labor.
14
The
scarcity
of the article made me ask where she got it.
15
Private employers complain of
scarcity
and the unreliability of the unskilled labourer.
16
To dream of
scarcity
,
foretells sorrow in the household and failing affairs.
Other examples for "scarcity"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
scarcity
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
great scarcity
be a scarcity
relative scarcity
artificial scarcity
give the scarcity
More collocations
Translations for
scarcity
Russian
ограниченность ресурсов
редкость ресурсов
Portuguese
escassez
lei da escassez
Spanish
escaso
escasez
Catalan
escassetat
escassesa
Scarcity
through the time
Scarcity
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common