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scarce items

[/skɛrs ˈaɪtəmz/]
noun phrase
itens escassos
1. Products or goods that are in short supply and difficult to obtain or find
During the pandemic, scarce items like hand sanitizer and masks were hard to find.
Durante a pandemia, itens escassos como desinfetante para mãos e máscaras eram difíceis de encontrar.
2. Rare or limited goods that are in high demand but low availability
Vintage vinyl records are scarce items among collectors.
Discos de vinil vintage são itens escassos entre colecionadores.
NYC Slang
hard-to-cop items
Synonyms
rare itemslimited goodshard-to-find itemsprecious commoditiesunavailable products
Antonyms
abundant itemsplentiful goodsreadily available itemscommon productssurplus goods

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
itens escassos
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
produtos raros
alternative common usage in business contexts
Portugal
artigos escassos
preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

worth its weight in gold
like finding a needle in a haystack
few and far between
at a premium
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