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scarcity

Pronunciation: /ˈskɛɹsɪti/

The English word “scarcity” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
  2. An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scarsite, from Old Northern French escarsete; by surface analysis, scarce + -ity.

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