# die Mangelware

die Mangelware is a German noun meaning “scarce good”. Forms: der Mangelware, die Mangelwaren.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Mangelware
- Plural: die Mangelwaren

## In other languages

- Русский: дефицитный товар

## Meanings

1. scarce good
2. goods in short supply; scarce commodity
   - Wenn wichtige Lebensmittel zur Mangelware werden, kann es zu Unruhen in der Bevölkerung kommen.

## Examples

- N95-Masken sind Mangelware. — N95 masks are in short supply.
- Gute Techniker sind in den Entwicklungsländern Mangelware. — Good technicians are in short supply in the developing countries.

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