Lack | Mean of lack in English Dictionary

/ˈlæk/

• Verb
• to not have (something)
1. His book lacks any coherent structure.
2. They lack a good strategy for winning the election.
3. This painting lacks any artistic value.
4. She has never been accused of lacking confidence.
5. lack money
6. Many of these people lack the basic necessities of life.
7. The area does not lack for good restaurants. [=the area has many good restaurants]
8. She does not lack for confidence.
• Noun
• the state or condition of not having any or enough of something
1. The problem is a lack of money.
2. a lack of experience
3. She has been suffering from a lack of sleep lately.
4. Her problem is lack of sleep.
5. There was no lack of interest in the proposal. [=there was much interest in the proposal]
6. His honesty, or lack thereof, is the real problem. [=the real problem is his lack of honesty]
7. They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word. [=because they could not think of a better term/word for it]