scarcity
The condition of something being scarce or deficient.
Other meanings
An inadequate amount of something; a shortage.
“a scarcity of grain”
Related words
- artificial scarcity
- digital scarcity
- root of scarcity
- postscarcity
Word history
From Middle English "scarsite".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “scarcity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.