wanting

adj. missing, absent; deficient; lacking; without; less, minus

v. desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished

WANT is an FM radio station liscensed to Lebanon, Tennessee and broadcasting to the Nashville, Tennessee market on a frequency of 98.9mHz. Its current format features country music, and it is simulcast over 1490 AM WCOR. WANT also broadcasts selected intercollegiate sporting events featuring teams associated with Lebanon's Cumberland University.
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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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Adjective
1. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
(synonym) lacking(p), missing, nonexistent, wanting(a)
(similar) absent
2. inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
(synonym) deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)
(similar) inadequate

Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty
(synonym) privation, deprivation
(hypernym) poverty, poorness, impoverishment
2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
(synonym) lack, deficiency
(hypernym) need, demand
(hyponym) absence
3. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
(synonym) need
(hypernym) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
4. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
(synonym) wish, wishing
(hypernym) desire
(hyponym) velleity
(derivation) desire
Verb
1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
(synonym) desire
(hyponym) crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
(derivation) wanter, needer
2. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
(synonym) need, require
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) cry
(derivation) wanter, needer
3. wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
(hypernym) demand
(derivation) wanter, needer
4. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(derivation) wanter, needer
5. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
(hypernym) miss, lack
(derivation) wanter, needer

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Want
  

(a.)
Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.
  

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