sufficiency

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity
US /səˈfɪʃənsi/ UK /səˈfɪʃənsi/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an adequate amount; the condition of being enough

    The harvest ensured a sufficiency of grain for winter.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an adequate amount; the... adequacycompetenceenoughamplenessplenitude
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Etymology

From Late Latin sufficientia ('adequacy'), from Latin sufficientem, present participle of sufficere ('to supply, be adequate'), from sub- ('up to') + facere ('to make, do').

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