scarcity (redirected from Economic scarcity)

scar·ci·ty  (skârs-t)

n. pl. scar·ci·ties

1. Insufficiency of amount or supply; shortage: a scarcity of food that was caused by drought.

2. Rarity of appearance or occurrence: antiques that are valued for their scarcity.

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scarcity [ˈskɛəsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. inadequate supply; dearth; paucity

2. rarity or infrequent occurrence

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

scarcity - a small and inadequate amount scarceness inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" paucity, dearth - an insufficient quantity or number infrequency, rareness, rarity - noteworthy scarcity abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"

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scarcity

noun shortage, lack, deficiency, poverty, want, dearth, paucity, insufficiency, infrequency, undersupply, rareness an ever-increasing scarcity of water
excess, surplus, abundance, glut, surfeit, superfluity

Translations

scarcity [ˈskɛəsɪtɪ]

A. N (= shortage) [of money, food, resources] → escasez f, carestía f; [of doctors, teachers] → escasez f

B. CPD scarcity value N it has scarcity value → tiene valor por lo escaso que es

scarcity [ˈskɛə^rsɪti] scarceness [ˈskɛə^rsnɪs] n → rareté f, pénurie f
scarcity value n → valeur f de rareté

scarcity [ˈskɛəsɪtɪ] scarceness [ˈskɛəsnɪs] n (of jobs, accommodation) → scarsezza, scarsità; (of food) → penuria