Definition
Scarcity is the state of there not being enough of something that people want or need.
Etymology
From Old French “escassez” meaning “smallness of number,” from “escars” meaning “scanty” or “few.” It grew into an economic term describing limited resources.
Kelly Says
Economics is basically the study of what we do because of scarcity—there isn’t enough time, money, or resources for everything. Even your attention is scarce, which is why apps and ads fight so hard for it.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skaarsheid
SKAARS-hait
BGБългарски
недостиг
ne-do-STIG
CACatalà
escassetat
es-ka-se-TAT
CSČeština
nedostatek
ne-DOS-ta-tek
DEDeutsch
Knappheit
KNAP-hait
ELΕλληνικά
έλλειψη
E-lee-psee
ESEspañol
escasez
es-ka-SETH
EUEuskara
urritasuna
u-rri-ta-SU-na
FAفارسی
کمیابی
kami-yaa-bi
FRFrançais
pénurie
pay-nu-REE
GLGalego
escaseza
es-ka-SE-za
HRHrvatski
nestasica
ne-STA-si-tsa
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelangkaan
ke-lang-ka-an
ITItaliano
scarsità
skar-si-TA
LTLietuvių
trūkumas
tru-KU-mas
LVLatviešu
trūkums
tru-KUMS
MNМонгол
хомсдол
khoms-dol
MSBahasa Melayu
kekurangan
ke-ku-rang-an
MYမြန်မာ
အရှားပါးဆုံး
a-sha-pa-zone
NLNederlands
schaarste
SKHAAR-ste
PLPolski
niedobór
nye-DO-boor
PTPortuguês
escassez
es-ka-SEZ
RUРусский
нехватка
ne-KHVAT-ka
SKSlovenčina
nedostatok
ne-DOS-ta-tok
SLSlovenščina
pomanjkanje
po-manj-KAN-ye
SRСрпски
несташица
ne-sta-shi-tsa
SWKiswahili
ukosefu
u-ko-SE-fu
TAதமிழ்
பற்றாக்குறை
pa-traak-ku-rai
THไทย
ความขาดแคลน
khwam khat-klaen
UKУкраїнська
дефіцит
de-FI-tsit
URاردو
کمیابی
kami-yaa-bi
VITiếng Việt
sự khan hiếm
su khan hiem