scarcity

[US]/ˈskeəsəti/
[UK]/ˈskersəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. insufficiency; shortage.

Phrases & Collocations

water scarcity

Example Sentences

scarcity of budgetary resources

The scarcity of fruit was caused by the drought.

The scarcity of skilled workers is worrying the government.

a causal relationship between scarcity of goods and higher prices.

The aerarian auspice appear scarcity and indeterminacy while the other public department ’s effect is enlarged constantly.

They also believe that building skyscrapers helps to solve the problem of the growing scarcity of land in the city.

Considering the scarcity of the amphibian and reptant medical animals in Shanghai,it is necessary to carry out proper protection and better control and utilize them more rationally.

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