All 3 Uses
scarcity
in
Enrique's Journey (Adapted for Young People)
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- But handling paper money is dangerous in a place where money is scarce.†
p. 39.6 *scarce = in short supply OR barely or hardly (by a small margin)
- Jobs are scarce.†
p. 189.6
- During World War II, when labor was scarce, we started the massive Bracero guest worker program.†
p. 241.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(scarcity) shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely (and typically in classic literature), scarce can be short for scarcely or hardly or barely or by a small margin -- such as in "She was scarce ten years old," or "I scarce know why."