doesn't have enough vs has not enough

The phrase that should be used is "doesn't have enough." The structure "has not enough" isn't commonly used in English. The negative form of "have enough" is typically formed with the auxiliary verb "do" followed by "not."

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doesn't have enough

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone or something lacks a sufficient amount of something.

Examples:

He doesn't have enough money to buy a new car.
She doesn't have enough time to finish the project.
They don't have enough experience to handle the job.
The company doesn't have enough resources to expand.
I don't have enough information to make a decision.

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The U.S. Doesn't Have Enough Of The Vegetables We're Supposed To Eat. September 19, 2015 9:50 PM ET. Tracie McMillan. About 50 percent of the ...
Pentagon: State Doesn't Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS. October 22, 2015 By Patrick Tucker. In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground ...
Man Somehow Thinks He Doesn't Have Enough Alone Time. Search ..... Man Somehow Thinks He Doesn't Have Enough Alone Time · Man Somehow Thinks ...
Defense: State Department Doesn't Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS. By Patrick Tucker · Defense One; October 23, 2015; 3 Comments. RELATED ...

Alternatives:

lacks sufficient
is short on
is running low on
is deficient in
is lacking in

has not enough

This phrase is not commonly used in English.

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an index buffer has not enough space. I'm afraid the code is not as simple to debug, not as short and straight forward, so I would rather.
Feb 2, 2013 ... Per year, it is saying i have 3.9 GB free but has not backed up to my iCloud since having the phone 3 weeks ago as it 'has not enough iCloud ...
... a AppBarLayout is scrollable although the main container with the " appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" has not enough content to really scroll?
Jun 4, 2014 ... Hard Drive has not enough space for installing Ubuntu. No problem. We won't show you that ad again. Why didn't you like it? Uninteresting

Alternatives:

doesn't have enough
lacks sufficient
is short on
is running low on
is deficient in

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