scarcity
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈskɛr.sɪ.ti/
:
escasez
- Most people are operating from a scarcity standpoint.
- water scarcity
- resource scarcity
- food scarcity
Hence, they argue, the dollar scarcity pertains only to the Argentine state.
- Hence, they argue, the dollar scarcity pertains only to the Argentine state.
- So now you have huge desire for that thing with massive scarcity around that thing.
- By making our, this is sort of like giving us a post scarcity economy, right?
- I learned what people are capable of when you remove scarcity.
- Art, the whole value of art is scarcity.
- When you come from lack and scarcity, you will never get what you want.
- You look at the whole scarcity and abundance kind of concept, right?
- But there has to be some form of urgency or scarcity that elicits action.
- Most people are operating from a scarcity standpoint.
- Let us shed the illusion of scarcity in the face of waste and greed.
- It's like having money but feeling anxious, scarcity, stress, overwhelm.
Examples
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One of the key global elements relating to scarcity is the role of climate change.
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However, looking at the scarcity crisis more closely reveals a critical global issue.
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Numerous songs of the period speak of scarcity and the need to work.
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Scarcity of natural resources and scarcity of land have not been factors to contend with.
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Well, groups break down into self-interest during times of scarcity.
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At the same time, due to water scarcity and contamination, water has become a strategic resource.
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Famines or problems of food scarcity do regularly occur, the last one in early 1997.
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Let us shed the illusion of scarcity in the face of waste and greed.
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Even if demand remained constant, Indonesia would face growing absolute scarcities of key forest resources.
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Many communities are suffering from water scarcity, making it hard to grow crops.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not having something you need or want
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2.7
Not having enough of something people need, like food or water
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4.5
Not having enough of something that is needed
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5.8
A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need
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8.5
A lack of things people need, like food or water
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4.2
A great lack of something needed, like food or medicine
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8.6
A small amount of something that is not enough
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6.5
A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job
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6.1
The state of not being there or ready when someone needs it
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7.2
A small amount of something that people need
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5.1
Not enough of something for people who need it
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6.9
A quality that shows something is uncommon
A small number of people or things
A market with fewer goods and services than people need
A situation where more people want something than there are places
Antonyms
How Scarce
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scarcity comes from the adjective scarce plus the ending -ity that makes a noun for a state. Because scarce means 'not enough' or 'hard to find', scarcity is the condition of having 'not enough' of something.