escassez — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dearth noun A serious shortage or scarcity of something.
- deficiency noun A lack or shortage of something necessary, especially for health.
- lack noun The absence or shortage of something needed or wanted.
- scarcity noun A shortage; the state of not having enough of something.
Senses
escassez is used for these senses in English:
- dearth (transitive, dated, obsolete) To cause or produce a scarcity in something.
- deficiency (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
- lack A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- scarcity (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- scarcity (countable) An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.