sufficiency
[ suh-fish-uh n-see ]
/ səˈfɪʃ ən si /
noun
the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
a sufficient number or amount; enough.
adequate provision or supply, especially of wealth.
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Nearby words
suffering, sufferingly, suffern, suffice, suffice it to say, sufficiency, sufficient, sufficient condition, sufficient reason, sufficiently, suffix
Origin of sufficiency
Related forms
o·ver·suf·fi·cien·cy, nounpre·suf·fi·cien·cy, nounsu·per·suf·fi·cien·cy, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for sufficiency
sufficiency
/ (səˈfɪʃənsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
the quality or condition of being sufficient
an adequate amount or quantity, as of income
archaic efficiency
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