Shortage Meaning and Definition


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Shortage meaning

Word: Shortage

How to pronounce: ˈʃɔːtɪʤ

Noun

Definitions:

1. A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts.

Example sentences: "A shortage of hard cash"


Synonyms:

deficit

cash shortage

deficiency

stockout

weakness

disadvantage

drawback

shortcoming

bottlenecks

scarcity

scarceness

poverty

lack

crunch

paucity

absence

dearth

famine

short shipment

incomplete delivery

undersupply

short delivery

insufficiency

inadequacy

failure

want


Antonyms:

surplus

excess


Derivations:

shortfall

short

shorting

shorted


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Shortage in Other Languages...

Spanish: Escasez

German: Mangel

French: Pénurie

Italian: Carenza

Turkish: Yetersizlik


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