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
