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Definition of Shortage
1. Noun. 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"
Exact synonyms: Deficit, Shortfall
Generic synonyms: Deficiency, Inadequacy, Insufficiency
Specialized synonyms: Oxygen Deficit
Generic synonyms: Deficiency, Inadequacy, Insufficiency
Specialized synonyms: Oxygen Deficit
2. Noun. An acute insufficiency.
Definition of Shortage
1. n. Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.
Definition of Shortage
1. Noun. a lack or deficiency ¹
2. Noun. not enough, not sufficient ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shortage
1. an insufficient supply or amount [n -S]