shortness of supply
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shortness — short ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a small length or duration. 2) relatively small in extent. 3) (of a person) small in height. 4) (short of/on) not having enough of. 5) in insufficient supply. 6) (of a person) terse; uncivil. 7) … English terms dictionary
scarcity — /skair si tee/, n., pl. scarcities. 1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth. 2. rarity; infrequency. [1300 50; ME scarsete(e) < ONF escarsete. See SCARCE, ITY] Syn. 1. shortage, want, lack, paucity. * * * … Universalium
need — I (deprivation) noun absence, dearth, deficiency, deficit, demand, exigency, extremity, inadequacy, incompleteness, indigence, insufficiency, lack, necessitousness, necessitude, necessity, paucity, penury, privation, scantiness, scarcity,… … Law dictionary
scarcity — scar•ci•ty [[t]ˈskɛər sɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth 2) rarity; infrequency • Etymology: 1300–50; ME scarsete(e) < ONF escarsete. See scarce, ity … From formal English to slang
scarcity — /ˈskɛəsəti/ (say skairsuhtee) noun (plural scarcities) 1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth. 2. rarity; infrequency …
short — shortness, n. /shawrt/, adj., shorter, shortest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. having little length; not long. 2. having little height; not tall: a short man. 3. extending or reaching only a little way: a short path. 4. brief in duration; not extensive in … Universalium
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