Definition of shortage Shortage
/ʃɔˈɹtʌʤ/ - [shortuj] - short•age
We found 7 definitions of shortage from 5 different sources.
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What does shortage mean?
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| 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" | ||
| deficit, shortfall | ||
| deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate | ||
| shortage - an acute insufficiency | ||
| dearth, famine | ||
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- shortage (Noun)
A lack or deficiency. - shortage (Noun)
Not enough, not sufficient.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shortage (n.)
Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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shortage
A lack or short supply.
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🔤- shortage, noun, singular of shortages.
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