shortage
Use Shortage in a sentence
tɪdʒ noun
1.
a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
2.
the amount of such deficiency.
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| —n | |
| a deficiency or lack in the amount needed, expected, or due; deficit | |
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Shortage
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
shortage definition
A condition that exists when demand exceeds supply because of a lack of equilibrium in a market. If a price is artificially low, buyers want to buy more of a good than sellers are willing to sell. (Compare surplus.)
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Example sentences
Famine, water shortage and energy poverty not to mention wars caused by the above and lack of space.
The result is a show laced with violence, vulgarity and no shortage of nudity.
Barriers to new entrants remain, such as a shortage of credit and historically low retail margins.
He expects it to take a decade or more to overcome the shortage.
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