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.
- At the beginning of the war, the RCAF was experiencing a shortage of personnel.
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