/ʃɔˈɹtʌʤʌz/ - [shortujuz] -
We found 3 definitions of shortages from 2 different sources.
Noun |
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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 |