Definitions for shortage
ˈʃɔr tɪdʒshort·age

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deficit, shortage, shortfallnoun

   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"

2. dearth, famine, shortagenoun

   an acute insufficiency

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shortagenoun

   a lack or deficiency

2. shortagenoun

   not enough, not sufficient

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1. Shortage

   In economics, a shortage or excess demand is a situation in which the demand for a product or service exceeds its supply in a market. It is the opposite of an excess supply (surplus).

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1. shortage

   A shortage is a situation where the demand for a product, service, or resource exceeds the supply available. This can occur in various economic sectors or situations, leading to increased prices or unmet consumer needs. It can be temporary or long-term, and often requires strategies or interventions to resolve.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shortagenoun

   amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts

Matched Categories

1. • Insufficiency
   • Lack

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shortage' in Nouns Frequency: #1750

Anagrams for shortage »

1. hostager

How to pronounce shortage?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shortage in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shortage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of shortage in a Sentence

1. Brian Frank:

   There's no shortage of great companies, just a shortage of good valuations, we're ready to start buying if coronavirus gets bad and we go into a recession.

2. Physician Ismael Mansoori:

   We have a shortage of all medical goods and hospital space. Every three patients have to share a bed in our facilities.

3. Chris Baker:

   I think we've seen a lot of the negative stuff already, with people acting out against foreigners, and we'll get more of that, we've seen some impact of people not coming here - you know, a shortage of nursing, and soon a shortage of people picking vegetables and all those summer-type jobs that English people don't want to do.

4. Bola Tinubu:

   The fuel shortage is severely biting for the average person. They are forced to remain in lines far too long, for too much time, to pay too much money for too little fuel, this is no joking matter. Livelihoods and people's welfare are at stake. With so much on the line, Kachikwu's flippancy was out-of-line.

5. Tom Buschatzke:

   I'm definitely concerned that the raw projections continue to go downward and that we are heading towards potentially a Tier 2 [ shortage ] in 2023.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shortage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shortage
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortage
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortage