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scarcity vs. shortage

scarcity

[ skair-si-tee ]
noun,
  1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
  2. rarity; infrequency.

shortage

[ shawr-tij ]
noun
  1. a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
  2. the amount of such deficiency.

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