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scarcity value

 
 
noun [C or U] ECONOMICS, FINANCE

Definition

the increased value of something when there is not much of it available: There is no scarcity value yet in the stock.
(Definition of scarcity value noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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