shortage
IPA: ʃˈɔrtʌdʒ
noun
- A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
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Examples of "shortage" in Sentences
- There is an extreme shortage of doctors.
- The problem was with the shortage of escorts.
- The absence of refrigeration led to a shortage of food.
- Shortage of potable water is a major concern in the city.
- The workers protest about shortages in the supply of food.
- From the start, the railway was hampered by shortage of capital.
- With the shortage of liquidity, pension and wage arrears abound.
- Another major handicap for the Italians was the shortage of fuel.
- A cause of the nursing shortage in the United States is low wage.
- I think the "shortage" is actually more of just a price increase.
- At the beginning of the war, the RCAF was experiencing a shortage of personnel.
- The labor shortage is especially acute in “specialty crops” like fruits, nuts and vegetables.
- To suggest that there will be a shortage is a self fulfilling prophesy, if others believe you.
- But while Japan's deadly earthquake sent shock waves through the world economy, a long-term shortage of Japanese cars is unlikely.
- Regents said they had no choice but to approve the increase, given what they called a shortage of resources to pay for higher education.
- It was a premise, but not one that had to be true because, after all, a shortage is a shortage and the problems were going to turn up some day.
- The labour shortage is a big problem in Alberta where the tar sands projects are attracting skilled and non-skilled workers with extremely high salaries.
- At traditional Korean eateries, such as the Shinseol ox bone soup restaurant near Seoul City Hall, owner Cheon Hyeon Sook says the shortage is affecting business.