The meaning of LACK is to be deficient or missing. How to use lack in a sentence.

LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.

LACK definition: an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary. See examples of lack used in a sentence.

lack (læk) n. 1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack.

If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all.

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A lack of something is the opposite of an abundance of something. If you have plenty of books, then you don't lack them — though you may lack enough time to read them all.

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6 days ago · lack (third-person singular simple present lacks, present participle lacking, simple past and past participle lacked) (transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

Definition of lack noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.