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lack

[ lak ]

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noun

an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary:
We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds.
Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
something missing or needed:
After he left, they really felt the lack.

verb (used with object)

to be without or deficient in:
She wants to become an actor, but unfortunately she lacks ability.
Many of the villagers lacked even the basic necessities of life.
Synonyms: ,
to fall short of a target or requirement by (a particular amount):
He lacks three votes to win.

verb (used without object)

to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable:
Three votes are lacking to make a majority.

verb phrase

to be short of or deficient in:
What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn.

lack

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noun

an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired
something that is required but is absent or in short supply

verb

whenintr, often foll by in or for to be deficient (in) or have need (of)
to lack purpose

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lack¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English lak; cognate with Middle Low German lak, Middle Dutch lac “deficiency”; akin to Old Norse lakr “d��ھ��Գ�”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of lack¹

C12: related to Middle Dutch laken to be wanting

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Example Sentences

Separately, Trump is overseeing migrant roundups, detentions and deportations that lack any semblance of constitutional due process.

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For lack of a better term it’s a destruct-em-up - you can destroy much of the floor and scenery in each level.

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Although Black Image Center hasn’t struggled to get people into its space, a lack of capital resources has put a strain on its small leadership team.

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Tay, who founded the Arcadia Fire Department Foundation a few years ago, said the lack of paperwork was probably a mix-up by his accountant.

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“Some of it has to do with how people drive and reckless driving, but a lot of it has to do with lack of good infrastructure.”

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