lack thereof

idiom

formal

—used to say that there is not enough of the thing that has been mentioned

The problem is money, or (a/the) lack thereof.

Examples of lack thereof in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Are voters nationally changing their minds at all about what a conviction here might mean for their support or lack thereof for Trump, and really just how significant are these legal issues shaping up to be for Trump's electability? —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 And what does the presence of an en suite (or lack thereof) mean for resale? —

Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024 Lee was among the readers to share their feelings — or lack thereof. —

Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Still, a significant number of students say a state’s access — or lack thereof — to reproductive health care impacts their decision on where to go to college. —

The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2024 Yet the more Wall Street saw just the business substance—or lack thereof—there was to TMTG, a loss-making Twitter clone whose main draw is its most famous user, the more the stock dived. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 Officially known as producer responsibility laws, these statutes shift the cost of recycling (or lack thereof) from taxpayers back to the producers of things like plastic soda bottles. —

Edward Humes, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024 Especially when compared to their competition (or the lack thereof)? —

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2024 Pay attention to softening regional bank lending and balance sheets, money supply growth (or lack thereof) and increases in credit card delinquencies. —

Ivan Illan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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