how to pronounce sufficiency

/səˈfɪʃənsiː/

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sufficiency is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of sufficiency in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… must demonstrate self-sufficiency of the …”

meanings of sufficiency

noun:

An adequate amount.
The quality or condition of being sufficient.

sufficiency frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sufficiency occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sufficiency can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sufficiency can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;