be scarce

Definition of be scarce in English English dictionary
scarce: Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement
scarce: Difficult to find, due to scarcity
scarce: not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war
scarce: {a} uncommon, rare, not plentiful, dear
scarce: {a} hardly, rarely, scantily
Scarce: thin
scarce: A moderately difficult to locate and fairly expensive book See rare
scarce: Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon
scarce: Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); - - with of
scarce: not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war"
scarce: scarcely, only just
scarce: by a small margin; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W B Yeats
scarce: Uncommon, but definitely not rare Difficult to obtain by a collector; seldom encountered The scarcity could be artificial, ie, due to hoarding Or, due to dealers reluctance to handle an item, due to its diminutive popularity In general, the size (printing or mintage) is not a major factor, as small issues usually find their way into hoards which are cumulatively larger than the collector market Something to do with the herd mentality of investors, I reckon
scarce: barely, hardly, scarcely
scarce: Frugally; penuriously
scarce: With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just
scarce: If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. Food was scarce and expensive the allocation of scarce resources
scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
scarce: In short supply, but with more survivors accessible than of a coin labeled rare
scarce: deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" not enough; hard to find; "meat was scarce during the war
scarce: If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. It probably would be a good idea if you made yourself scarce
scarce: when a good or service is insufficient in quantity to satisfy the demand or need for it
scarce: Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy
scarce: {s} rare, not abundant, in short supply