Meaning & Definition of Shortage in English
English⟶
Shortage
/ʃɔrtəʤ/
noun
1. 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"
synonym:
- deficit,
- shortage,
- shortfall
2. An acute insufficiency
synonym:
- dearth,
- famine,
- shortage
Examples of using
The emerging labor shortage is viewed as a sign of economic overheating.
There is a shortage of good building wood.
A water shortage causes a lot of inconvenience.