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Shortage

Shortage Meaning & Definition
Shortage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shortage?

[n] the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
[n] a severe shortage (especially a shortage of food)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shortage: dearth | deficit | famine | shortfall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Shortage:

See Also | deficiency | deficiency | inadequacy | insufficiency | lack | oxygen deficit | want

Shortage In Webster's Dictionary

\Short"age\, n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.

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