Scarcity
Scarcity noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising
Wealth
Wealth noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: a wealth of advice from all quarters on how they should spend their lottery winnings
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Since there is no scarcity, the acquisition of wealth is pointless.note But whatever you do, don't tell the Ferengi that.
Source: The Anti-Nihilist -
If the City of Gold is not a hidden elf village, they may be shrewd enough to create an artificial scarcity by only trading a little of their riches with the outside, to avoid collapsing their economies and rendering their wealth worthless to all.
Source: City of Gold
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