want
n.
desire; lack, shortage; poverty; need, demand
v.
desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished
WANT
Want
This article is about the economic concept, for other uses, see
Want (disambiguation) In
economics, a want is something
desired, distinct from a
need which is something that is necessary. It's said that we have unlimited wants, but limited supplied resources. Thus, we can't have everything we want and must look for the best alternatives sometimes that will cost us less. This may be distressing to some people and may lead to depression which can be avoided if other people can give them their original wants so long as it's not a great burden on others.
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Want (die)
n.
shroud, one of the ropes supporting a ship's mast
want
conj.
because, as, for
want (de)
n.
mitten, shrouds
wannen
v.
winnow, fan, aerate
Want
(v. t.)
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes.
(v. t.)
To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.
(v. t.)
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
(v. i.)
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
(v. i.)
To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.
(v. i.)
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
(v. i.)
That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.
(v. i.)
Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution; poverty; penury; indigence; need.
(v. i.)
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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