少 — meaning in English

English meaning

• few det A small number of; not many.
• lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
• rebate noun A partial refund given after a purchase or payment.

Senses

少 is used for these senses in English:

• few (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
• lack (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
• rebate (transitive) To diminish or lessen something
• short of Insufficiently equipped with.

few — full definition

1. det A small number of; not many.
2. pron A small number of people or things, used on its own.

lack — full definition

1. noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
2. verb To not have, or not have enough of, something.

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