ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

SCARCITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a synonym for scarcity?
A
) plenty
B
) several
C
) few
D
) abundance
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -drought. noundryness; shortage of supply. aridity. dearth. deficiency.

Detailed explanation-2: -dearth, drought, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, shortage, exiguity, infrequency, rareness, rarity, scantiness, sparsity, stringency, uncommonness, want.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun [ C/U ] us. /ˈskeər·sɪ·t̬i/ a lack of something: [ C ] A scarcity of flour makes bread, cake, and other baked goods more expensive.

Detailed explanation-4: -The noun scarcity comes from the adjective scarce, which means “restricted in quantity or availability.” So scarcity is the state of there being very little of something.

Detailed explanation-5: -synonyms for in few words blunt. concise. curt. pithy. terse.

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