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


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Recognising the value to the bank of a spotless reputation for its officers, the President drew his check for the amount of the shortage and the Cashier was restored to favour.
The only calm occupant of the room was Eustace himself, who, either through a shortage of ammunition or through weariness of the pitching-arm, had suspended active hostilities, and was now looking down on the scene from a high shelf.
When I left the group Bertie was off on a new tack tormenting them with the more serious aspects of the situation, pointing out the shortage of supplies that was already making itself felt, and asking them what they were going to do about it.
 
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