inadequate
adjective
not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose
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Not enough
in short/limited supply
available only in small quantities, so that there is not enough
not go far
used for saying that a supply of something is not enough
deficit
noun
the difference between the amount of money or goods that a country or business has and the amount that it has spent or that it owes
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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