Shortage
11shortage — short|age [ˈʃo:tıdʒ US ˈʃo:r ] n [U and C] a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need shortage of ▪ a shortage of skilled labour ▪ There is no shortage of funds. water/food/housing etc shortage ▪ efforts to solve the… …
12shortage — n. 1) an acute shortage 2) a food; housing; labor; teacher shortage; wartime shortages * * * [ ʃɔːtɪdʒ] housing labor teacher shortage wartime shortage<s a food an acuteshortage …
13shortage — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦♦ shortages N VAR: usu with supp, N of n, n N If there is a shortage of something, there is not enough of it. A shortage of funds is preventing the UN from monitoring relief... Vietnam is suffering from food shortage...… …
14shortage */*/ — UK [ˈʃɔː(r)tɪdʒ] / US [ˈʃɔrtɪdʒ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms shortage : singular shortage plural shortages a lack of something that you need or want Refugees are facing serious food and fuel shortages. shortage of: a shortage of clean …
15Shortage — A situation where demand for a product or service exceeds the available supply. Possible causes of a shortage include miscalculation of demand by a company producing a good or service (i.e., the company can’t produce enough to keep up with… …
16shortage — / ʃɔ:tɪdʒ/ noun a lack or low availability of something ● a shortage of skilled staff ● We employ part timers to make up for staff shortages. ● The import controls have resulted in the shortage of spare parts. ♦ there is no shortage of investment …
17shortage — noun (C, U) a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need (+ of): a shortage of skilled labour | water/gasoline/bread etc shortage: water shortages in the summer …
18shortage — /shawr tij/, n. 1. a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash. 2. the amount of such deficiency. [1865 70; SHORT + AGE] Syn. 1. lack, want, scarcity. * * * …
19shortage — noun the islanders are accustomed to a shortage of fresh water Syn: scarcity, sparseness, sparsity, dearth, paucity, poverty, insufficiency, deficiency, inadequacy, famine, lack, want, deficit, shortfall, rarity See note at la …
20shortage*/ — [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] noun [C/U] a lack of something that you need or want Refugees are facing serious food and fuel shortages.[/ex] a shortage of clean water[/ex] …
