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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 items
limited goods
hard-to-find items
precious commodities
unavailable products
Antonyms
abundant items
plentiful goods
readily available items
common products
surplus 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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