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lack

The correct spelling is lack.

How to pronounce lack

/lak/
noun

IPA: /lak/

Say it like: Lak

The correct spelling is lack. A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy. For example: "My life lacks excitement."

Usage Examples

My life lacks excitement.

He'll never lack for company while he's got all that money.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
  2. 2.A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.

verb

  1. 1.To be without, to need, to require.
  2. 2.To be short (of or for something).
  3. 3.To be in want.
  4. 4.To see the deficiency in (someone or something); to find fault with, to malign, reproach.

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