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Definition of shortage in English: shortagenoun ˈʃɔːtɪdʒˈʃɔrdɪdʒ A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts. mass noun the problems of land shortage in the countryside Example sentencesExamples - This shortage of funds means many schools will have to set deficit budgets for the coming year.
- Soon there was a great shortage of food, and there was no more medicine, and no more clothing.
- Demand has been driven by shortages of property and land to develop in these areas.
- Up to three million people are facing chronic food shortages in the coming months.
- In the face of low pay and staff shortages, awards may seem cold comfort.
- Similarly, there are a number of countries facing severe food shortages at the moment.
- Here individuals in villages can deal with localized shortages by drawing on foods that have been stored.
- Part two of my contingency plan addresses the food shortage caused by panic buying.
- She said there were still many food shortages because of the disruption to supplies.
- They are suffering from acute shortages of food, medicine and clean water.
- There are many parts of the world where the shortage of food lasts for years, not just for one.
- In many areas civilians are struggling with serious shortages of food, medicine and clean water.
- At the same time, millions of people are facing starvation because of food shortages.
- They made fields untillable and led to food shortages that continue to this day.
- Apart from that, the troops achieved their aims despite shortages of arms and poor food.
- Food shortages were a problem both for natives and refugees at the end of the war.
- Food and other shortages have led to dissatisfaction among the population at large.
- There were food shortages, since people from unaffected areas did not have anything to eat either.
- During the Italian occupation, there was again a food shortage for about five years.
- Yet shortages did not mean that Soviet citizens were indifferent to consumption.
Synonyms scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, paucity, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, inadequacy, famine, lack, want, meagreness, scantiness, limitedness, restrictedness, deficit, shortfall, rarity, rareness rare exiguity
Definition of shortage in US English: shortagenounˈʃɔrdɪdʒˈSHôrdij A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts. Example sentencesExamples - There were food shortages, since people from unaffected areas did not have anything to eat either.
- Apart from that, the troops achieved their aims despite shortages of arms and poor food.
- They are suffering from acute shortages of food, medicine and clean water.
- At the same time, millions of people are facing starvation because of food shortages.
- Food and other shortages have led to dissatisfaction among the population at large.
- In the face of low pay and staff shortages, awards may seem cold comfort.
- Similarly, there are a number of countries facing severe food shortages at the moment.
- There are many parts of the world where the shortage of food lasts for years, not just for one.
- Soon there was a great shortage of food, and there was no more medicine, and no more clothing.
- Up to three million people are facing chronic food shortages in the coming months.
- Here individuals in villages can deal with localized shortages by drawing on foods that have been stored.
- They made fields untillable and led to food shortages that continue to this day.
- She said there were still many food shortages because of the disruption to supplies.
- In many areas civilians are struggling with serious shortages of food, medicine and clean water.
- Part two of my contingency plan addresses the food shortage caused by panic buying.
- During the Italian occupation, there was again a food shortage for about five years.
- Food shortages were a problem both for natives and refugees at the end of the war.
- Yet shortages did not mean that Soviet citizens were indifferent to consumption.
- This shortage of funds means many schools will have to set deficit budgets for the coming year.
- Demand has been driven by shortages of property and land to develop in these areas.
Synonyms scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, paucity, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, inadequacy, famine, lack, want, meagreness, scantiness, limitedness, restrictedness, deficit, shortfall, rarity, rareness
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