Meanings

suspension of rations or payments

cancellation of lecture or class

missing volume

schoolchild without lunch

defective car

missing issue (of magazine)

absentee

defective merchandise

flight cancellation

rejection

absentee rate

missing part

trial in absentia

absentee

to bridge a gap

to fail in one's social duties

to lack in common sense

stockout

deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)

intermittence