lack for

lack for
be without or deficient in.
lack

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  • lack — lack1 W2S3 [læk] n [singular, U] when there is not enough of something, or none of it = ↑shortage lack of ▪ new parents suffering from lack of sleep ▪ Too many teachers are treated with a lack of respect. ▪ comments based on a total lack of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lack — I n. for lack of (for lack of fuel, their planes were grounded) II v. (D; intr.) to lack for (formal) (we don t lack for anything) * * * [læk] for lack of (for lack of fuel, their planes were grounded) (D; intr.) to lack for (we don t lack for… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • lack — I. Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to be deficient or missing < time is lacking for a full explanation > 2. to be short or have need of something < he will not lack for advisers > transitive verb to stand in need of ; suffer from the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lack — 1. noun /lak,læk/ A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. Ant: glut, surplus 2. verb /lak,læk/ …   Wiktionary

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  • lack — I verb be bereft of, be deficient, be deprived of, be desirous, be destitute, be in need, be in want, be inadequate, be inferior, be insufficient, be needy, be poor, be wanting, be without, crave, desiderate, desire, fall short, feel a dearth,… …   Law dictionary

  • For Lack of a Better Name — For Lack of a Better Name …   Википедия

  • Lack (manque) — Lack (in French, manque ), is, in Lacan s psychoanalytic philosophy, always related to desire. In his seminar Le transfert (1960 61) he states that lack is what causes desire to arise. However, lack first designated a lack of being: what is… …   Wikipedia

  • For-profit education — (also known as the education services industry or proprietary education) refers to educational institutions operated by private, profit seeking businesses. There are two major types of for profit schools. One type is known as an educational… …   Wikipedia

  • lack, want, need — Lack refers to a deficiency, to the absence of something desirable, customary, or needful: He feels a lack of confidence among his followers. I am suffering from a lack of money and time. Want and need, as nouns, may have much the same meaning: a …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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