shortage
noun /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/
/ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ/
[countable, uncountable]- a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed
- food/housing/water shortages
- a shortage of funds
- There is no shortage of (= there are plenty of) things to do in the town.
Extra Examples- Industry is facing a serious labour shortage.
- Lives are being put at risk because of staff shortages.
- The energy shortages were exacerbated by the severe winter.
- The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water shortage.
- Their economy continued to suffer shortages in raw materials.
- a desperate shortage of food
- a looming housing shortage in the city
- a shortage of organ donors
- the current acute shortage of teachers
- the world shortage of coffee
- There is no shortage of things to do in the town.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- chronic
- critical
- …
- cause
- create
- lead to
- …
- occur
- cause something
- lead to something
- …
- because of a/the shortage
- due to a/the shortage
- shortage in
- …