scarcity

scarcity

CEFR: C1-C2 /scarci-ty/ [s.k.eh1.r.s.ih0.t.iy0]

Definition: The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage

Example Sentences:
In a market economy it is as easy to fall as to rise, but in periods of scarcity and famine, easier to survive within such a system than outside it. the growing scarcity of resources.