shortagen.
/ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈʃɔrdɪdʒ/ Originally U.S.
Deficiency in quantity; the amount by which a sum of money, a supply of goods, or the like, is deficient. Also attributive.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > deficiency, lack, or shortage
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shortage1868
1868 Amer. Newsp. Apr. The ‘shortage war’ [at Chicago] between the shippers of grain and the skippers who carry it, is practically over.
1873 Rep. Supreme Court Wisconsin 29 599 The plaintiff must recover damages for any shortage.
1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne 184 When there was any shortage of the party funds..I posed as the friend round the corner.
1901 Scotsman 9 Apr. 5/3 The actual shortage was £545,000.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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