26984 words

shortage

4 definitions • 9 examples
1
a situation in which there is not enough of something:

Examples:

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.
The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.
2
a lack of something needed:

Examples:

There is a severe shortage of low-cost housing in the city.
3
a situation in which there is less of something than people want or need:

Examples:

a shortage of sth New Orleans is suffering from an acute shortage of housing.
California faces a shortage of college-educated workers that could slow its economic growth.
an energy/food/water shortage
a labour/skills/staff shortage
4
a lot of something:

Examples:

He has no shortage of ambition or energy.
There is no shortage of new land to build on.

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