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All the words: Spanish

carencia

Level B2

Meaning

lack, deficiency

Example

El informe señala una carencia grave de personal.

The report points to a serious lack of staff.

A way to remember it

English caret (the proofreading ^) is Latin for "it lacks"; Spanish carecer is "to lack". Not carestía "high cost".

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 1 of them.

carencias

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