shortage
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shortage
- /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/
noun shortages
- A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount. The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.
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Closest in meaning: deficit, dearth, famine, shortfall, deficiency, poor, deficient, poverty, insufficiency, penury, inadequacy, lack, underfunding, shortcoming, insufficient, scarcity
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noun lack or deficiency
| Español | falta, carestía, escasez, penuria, exigüidad, carencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부족 bujok, 흠손 heumson, 결손 gyeolson |
| 日本語 | 不足 fusoku, 欠損 kesson |
| 中文 | 短缺 duǎnquē, 緊缺 /紧缺 jǐnquē |
| हिन्दी | कमी kamī, अभाव abhāv, अपर्याप्तता aparyāptatā |
| Kiswahili | uhaba |
| Português | falta, carência, insuficiência |
| Français | défaut, rareté, pénurie, déficit, insuffisance |
| Deutsch | Mangel, Knappheit |
| Italiano | scarsità, mancanza, penuria, insufficienza, carenza |
| Ελληνικά | έλλειψη élleipsi |
| Română | deficit, penurie |
| Русский | недоста́ток nedostátok, нехва́тка nexvátka, дефици́т deficít, недоста́точность nedostátočnostʹ |
| العربية | عَجْز ʕajz, نَقْص naqṣ |
| עברית | מַחְסוֹר makhsór |
Talk about this word "shortage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shortage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shortage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shortage "shortage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shortage.Cite this
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title = {shortage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shortage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
