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shortage
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short·age  (shôrtj)
n.
A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

shortage
Noun
not enough of something needed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shortage - the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
oxygen deficit - temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise
2.shortageshortage - an acute insufficiency
deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

shortage
Translations
Spanish shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] nescasez f; falta
French shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] short nmanque m, pénurie f
German shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] short n a shortage of → ein Mangel m an +dat
Italian shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] nscarsezza, carenza

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