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scarcity definition

scar·city (sker′sə tē)

noun pl. scarcities -·ties

  1. the condition or quality of being scarce; inadequate supply; dearth
  2. rarity; uncommonness

Etymology: ME scarsite < NormFr escarseté

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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a shortage amount of something

Posted by ☮Jenn ♥ 71 days ago.

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