Dictionary entry

Scarcity

Pronunciation: /ˈskɛːsɪti/

Pronunciation

/ˈskɛːsɪti/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) နည်းပါးခြင်း။ ရှားပါးခြင်း။

Definition

scarce /skeǝs/ adj ( -er , -est ) ရွားပါးေသာ။ scarce resources ❍ Money/ Labour was scarce. ❍ Food soon became scarcer and more expensive. Compare PLENTIFUL ❍ RARE ❏ make oneself scarce [ IDM ] ( infml ) အသာလစ္ ထြက္ေျပးသည္။ ေရွာင္ေပးသည္။ I could tell they wanted to be left alone so I made myself scarce. ❏ scarcity /'skeǝsǝti/ n [C,U] ရွားပါးမႈ။ frequent scarcities of raw materials ❍ The scarcity of food forced prices up.

Examples

  1. scarce /skeǝs/ adj ( -er , -est ) ရွားပါးေသာ။ scarce resources
  2. Money/ Labour was scarce.
  3. Food soon became scarcer and more expensive. Compare PLENTIFUL
  4. The scarcity of food forced prices up.