The meaning of LACK is to be deficient or missing. How to use lack in a sentence.

LACK definition: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.

LACK definition: an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary. See examples of lack used in a sentence.

lack (læk) n. 1. deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill. 2. something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack.

Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Want may imply some urgency in fulfilling a …

If there is a lack of something, there is not enough of it or it does not exist at all. Despite his lack of experience, he got the job. The charges were dropped for lack of evidence.

Definition of lack noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

LACK meaning: to not have (something) to not have enough of (something) (chiefly US) + for

A lack of something is the opposite of an abundance of something. If you have plenty of books, then you don't lack them — though you may lack enough time to read them all.

LACK meaning: 1. the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it: 2. to not have or…. Learn more.